hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
agricultural community; farm village; rural
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to rebuke; to scold harshly
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
reduced drawing; miniature copy; microcosm; microcosmos
unmanageable child; spoiled child (spoilt); spoiled brat
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
dark (color); concentrated; thick
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
there in body, but not in spirit; distracted; in one ear and out the other
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
(swimming) pool; pool (billiards); pool (together)
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to press a question; to cross-examine
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others