bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
drowning one's cares in drink; drinking in desperation
high-class restaurant; high-end store
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation)
increase in sophistication; enhancement of functionality; increase in speed; upgrading
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
at that time; in those days
bloody; gory; covered in blood; desperate; frantic
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
caution; admonition; prohibition; ban; punishment; (arch.) caution
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
to wail; to bawl; to cry loudly; to shout (while crying)
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
tool; implement; means; furniture
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
to ask (about); to inquire; to enquire; to question; to make sure of
big man; large man; tall man; giant
to put on; to wear; to be clothed in; to be clad in; to be dressed in; to be wrapped in
to speak; to say; to vocalize
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
to take over for (someone); to stand in for; to substitute for; to replace; to take the place of (something)
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
part of the eyebrow closest to the nose
to wrinkle up (e.g. one's eyebrows, nose, etc.); to furrow; to crimple
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
family; relatives; dependents; household
technique; art; skill; move
loss (of something); disadvantage; mistake; error; flaw; defect