source (of a spring, etc.); source (of payment, energy, knowledge, etc.); origin; wellspring
pistol; handgun; revolver
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
family name; house name; family honour; family honor
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
coercion; overpowering; to overpower; to overawe; to daunt
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
money-making; earning money
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
fine line; weight of thread; slit-eyed
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
to employ; to hire; to charter
discernment; penetration; insight; intellectual acumen
nature; natural constitution; innate disposition
work; business; company; study
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
what is called; what they call; so-called
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers
soar (e.g. in price); jump; boom; sudden ride
internal combustion engine
downy hair; down; vellus hair; lanugo
to get goosebumps; to have one's hair stand on end; to shudder
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
magic bullet; magic bullets
confusion; complications; being gripped by strong feelings; fit (e.g. of anger); moment (e.g. of frustration)
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
low rank; lower position; subordinate position; lower order (e.g. byte)
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
to burst open; to pop; to split
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
whirlpool; maelstrom; vortex; spiral (shape, pattern)
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
carefully; thoroughly; fully; deliberately