to take action; to start; to get started; to begin to do
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
to bend forward; to stoop; to bow
very; extremely; like the devil; as a demon
with a scraping sound; with a grating sound; with force; hard; forcibly (carry out); forcefully; hard (e.g. food)
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
unreasonable request; asking for something unreasonable
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
to be ill; to suffer from; to worry about; to be concerned about; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...
founding member (of a music group, etc.); initial member
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
to decapitate; to take (someone's) head off; to depose; to topple
idling away time; unproductively; slowly (moving); heavily; ponderously
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort
essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)
resemblance; similarity; analogy
life story; personal narrative; story of one's life
long; drawn-out; very long
hammer; mallet; sledge(hammer); gavel
talk; chat; troth; lovers' vow
slow; sluggish; dull; lax; sloppy; lenient
to cross the line; to go too far
rocky area; rocky tract; rocky stretch (of a climb); wall (of rock)
to scale (mountain, flight of stairs, etc.)