serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
presence (impressive quality)
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
to wander from place to place; to change jobs
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
street corner; road turn; bend in the road; turning point; watershed
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to row; to scull; to pedal (e.g. bicycle); to swing (on a swing); to operate a hand pump; to push through (deep snow, the jungle, etc.)
in the face of; in defiance of
to chase; to run after; to pursue
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
blocking the way; standing in the way
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
advanced level; high grade; senior
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
lump (of flour, etc.); clump (of ground meat, etc.)
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
coward; namby-pamby; wimp; weak-kneed person; spineless person
tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
without hesitation; frankly (esp. speaking); bluntly; cutting (forcefully, directly); piercingly
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
to be thoroughly attracted by; to be completely fascinated by
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
to spit out; to eject; to dump
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect