call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
to overdo; to do too much
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
to knock (someone) down; to floor; to beat up; to deal a devastating blow (from which one cannot recover); to devastate (emotionally); to crush
delay; lag; falling behind; falling behind in; lagging behind in
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
academic; scholarly; scientific
battle of words; debate; argument; dispute
cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end
disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry
currently nowhere to be seen; unknown where it went; disappeared into thin air
to break into song; to burst into song; to begin singing
interpretation; explanation; reading; construction
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
what sort of; what kind of; what way
to explain; to preach; to advocate; to persuade; to prevail upon; to reason with
to insert; to interrupt; to slip in a word; to harbor (e.g. doubts); to harbour
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
posterity; future generations; future life
personification; impersonation; embodiment
slightly difficult; somewhat bothersome; troublesome; peevish; querulous
intimacy; affection; familiarity
honeymouthed; glib; fair-spoken
simple honesty; tactless frankness
faith; belief; piety; devotion; godliness
to enjoy (a person's) favor (favour)
near oneself; close to one; familiar
people; citizens; subjects; folk
to collect one's thoughts; to gather one's thoughts; to put one's ideas in order
glutton; gormandizer; gormandiser
heartwarming; pleasant; charming; amusing
below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin
squirrel (any mammal of family Sciuridae); Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to pack; to crowd
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily