to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
to hand (over); to deliver in person
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
poisonous; toxic; addictiveness
very rare; very unlikely (to happen); scarcely; seldom; improbable; almost never (occurring)
feeling startled; getting a shock; prank; practical joke
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
to taste; to try (food or drink)
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
now that; since; so long as; because
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
style; way; shape; dress; attire; clothing
intimacy; friendship; friendly relations
stickily; glutinously; persistently; insistently; tenaciously
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
brave; courageous; gallant; valiant; heroic
showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to kill (with a weapon); to slay; to defeat (an opponent); to beat
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
attitude to life; form of existence; way of life
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
tremendous; immense; enormous; colossal; stupendous; huge
shoe store; shoe shop; shoemaker
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
doddering; tottering; unsteady; shaky; decrepit; infirm
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than