better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up
conversion; reform; correcting someone's conduct
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
could result in (something undesirable); might end up (doing, happening); run the risk of
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
lavish feast; splendid banquet; corporate largess; lavish hospitality
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
to send (something unsolicited); to send without the receiver's request
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
cheap lodging or flophouse, especially in a skid row area or slum
to whine; to make feeble complaints
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
area of holiday homes; area of villas
an assortment; combination
individual; separate; personal; case-by-case
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
fixed date; settlement date
outer circumference; perimeter; outskirts; periphery
overtime; outside of hours (school, office, surgery, etc.)
recklessness; daredevilry; rashness; (arch.) long-lasting
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak