organ (of body, plant, etc.)
individual differences; personal equation
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
renewal; replacement; regeneration; metabolism
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
(growing) quickly (esp. children, plants); (developing) quickly; fast; rapidly
to bud; to sprout; to germinate; to have luck on one's side; to get lucky
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
stout; well-fleshed; well-padded; plump
to toady; to be obsequious
intolerable; unbearable; irresistible; tremendous; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
to bring; to take; to bring about
with a start; with a jump
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
(relating to) gender; sex; sexual
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
unanticipated; unexpected
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up
to hold (someone) down; to pin down; to wrestle to the ground
the last moment; the very end
to fall apart; to collapse; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; (arch.) to fall apart (one's body or health)
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
to try all possible means
to cover (smear, sprinkle) (with)
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
once in a lifetime; once in one's life
fold; pleat; folds (e.g. of a mountain); crease; (hidden) detail; nuance
obstetrician-gynecologist; obstetrician and gynaecologist; ob-gyn
large number (of); many; majority
connection; link; relationship
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)