sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
stink; bad odor; bad odour; stench
seventh day of the month; seven days
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
survival of the fittest; the law of the jungle; (lit.) the weak are meat the strong do eat
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
caretaker (at a zoo or aquarium); keeper; attendant; breeding staff
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to factor in; to take into account; to include in one's considerations
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
paints; painting material
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
inventor; designer; planner
dangerous person; security risk; loose cannon
heart; guts; nerve; central part
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
failed creative work; flop; dud; bomb
literature; books (reference); document
republication; reissue; reprinting; reproduction
restoration (to original state or location); reconstruction; reversion
loss (of something); disadvantage; mistake; error; flaw; defect
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
to be wide-ranging; to be diverse; to cover a lot of ground; to cover various topics
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
not worth mentioning (with neg. verb); nothing special
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant