drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
tall, lanky person; bean pole; tall and thin; tall and lanky
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
gum; rubber; eraser; condom
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
sudden peal of thunder; thunderclap
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
dust; trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit; hustle and bustle (of life)
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
hard problem; person hard to please; hard nut to crack
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
motive power; driving force
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)
maximum permissible level or dosage
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (cat)
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
long and large; tall and large; grand; huge
penetration; permeation; transmission
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
division of labour; division of labor; splitting into groups (e.g. to search)
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
weight (e.g. paperweight); pressing down; keeping control; exercising authority; having self-control; exercising self-discipline
astringency; constriction; collecting (e.g. opinions); putting together; extraction (of taxes); convergence (of light); convergence
to stretch; to reach to; to stand on tiptoe
aorta; (fig.) important traffic route
to pound (e.g. heart); to pulse (e.g. vein); to pulsate
foot of a mountain; plain at the foot of a mountain; range; spread; extent
wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
to get tired out; to be exhausted
vast; limitless; boundless