to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
site (usu. website); sight; payable on sight
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
maker; builder; creator; tenant farmer
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
directly; in person; firsthand
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
pirate; sea robber; buccaneer; freebooter
not necessarily so; is not always true
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
to have a good idea; to be able to predict
underground; subterranean
to be at a loss for words
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to lean on; to recline on; to rely on; to depend on
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
to become late; to fall behind; to lag; to pass (of time)