weight; heavyweight boxer
container; case; receptacle; coffin; casket
overcoat; exceeding; going over; exaggerated; over the top; over par
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
opposite side; other side; other party
dozens; scores of; decades
to walk someone off (e.g. to the police station)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
as expected (positive events); as hoped for
amount of light; quantity of light
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
and so; therefore; for that reason
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
several years; a few years
few decades; many decades; several decades
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
to throw oneself down; to lie down
large build; large pattern
man; male; masculine gender
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
coming to nothing; bubble on the surface of water; something that is short-lived
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
stepping back; drawing back
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
to fade; to discolor; to discolour; to diminish; to fade (e.g. of a memory)
cotton (material); red silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
to shed light; to cast light
flight; desertion; escape