to put on the brakes; to put a stop to
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
broken; intermittent; disconnected
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
to roll up or pull up (sleeves, skirt, etc.)
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
nether region; between the legs; groin; crotch
exhaled air; exhalation; expiration
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
slack; loose; lax; slovenly; sloppy
incubus; succubus; demon appearing in a dream
breaking off; snapping off
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
euphoria; eudemonia; euphoric
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
short; shortstop; short (circuit); short hair; short selling
faint; trance; swoon; stupefaction
to be born; to come into the world
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
(coming to a) mutual understanding; understanding each other
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
ceremony held at the end of a school term; end-of-term ceremony
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
throughout; all through; right through
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
exploitation; overuse; abuse
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
fixed phrase; canned phrase; standard wording; template; boilerplate
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
lateness; tardiness; arriving late