number of votes polled; poll votes
count; counting; count of balls and strikes; count (after a knock-down in boxing); count (of radioactivity)
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
foul-smelling; stinking; intolerable (behaviour, attitude, etc.); unbearable; disgusting
to appease; to suppress; to calm
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
how; in what way; by what means
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
(arch.) red-banded sand wasp (Ammophila sabulosa); deer
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
to make a speech; to address
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
war; fighting; fierce competition
all present; all concerned; all of us
to be relieved; to feel relieved
to stop crying; to cry oneself out
sentimental; mushy; sugary; saccharine; sickly-sweet
to show up; to appear; to turn up
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to stay long; to hang around; to hang out; to be immersed (in water) for a long time; to soak
appreciation; thanks; gratitude
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
sobriety; soberness; sober face
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction
to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied
form (in Aristotelian philosophy); idea (in Platonic philosophy)
molding; moulding; shaping; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling
disorder; chaos; confusion
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model