supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
highest grade; superlative degree
hound; hunting dog; gun dog
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
hellfire; flames of hell; raging fire; large fire; fire that consumes an evildoer
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
embodiment; realization; materialization
economical; efficient; lean; compact
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
strong pressure; heavy pressure
pride of place; most prominent; top-ranking
pale; pallid; bluish-white
sphere; counter for balls
dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe
to become dim; to become blurred
(set of) facial features; looks
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
transfer; transport; removal
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
location (of something); whereabouts; hiding place
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
main question; real issue at hand
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
due form; official; formality
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
cleaning up somebody else's mess; carrying the can; ass-wiping; arse-wiping