whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
box cutter; utility knife
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
enemy territory; hostile place
independent action; acting alone
abundant; ample; plentiful; lustrous; glossy
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to become indisposed; to feel unwell; to have one's physical condition deteriorate
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
accumulation; accumulate; store
to help out of (trouble); to extricate
beyond one's means or position
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate