compulsory; obligatory; mandatory
grizzled; (hair) streaked with grey (gray)
cleaning; dry cleaning; laundry service
weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
sailor suit; middy uniform; two-piece school uniform modeled after the sailor suit
paste; glue; clothing starch
Morse code (esp. signalling)
wooden frame; wooden crate; wooden pallet
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
conclusion; end; settlement; balance; harmony; fitting (in)
to brave a danger; to take a risk
stock; products; goods (esp. stolen); loot; spoils
north wind; northerly wind
description; describing; depicting
reverie; meditation; anxiety; thought; pensiveness
to differ a little (esp. of two or several versions)
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
weekly pictorial magazine
to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
the country; countryside; outskirts; suburbs; presence; being in attendance
small attendance; poor house
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
night owl; nighthawk; late bird; to stay up late; to keep late hours
sleepiness; drowsiness; the sandman; Morpheus
capstone in a cist; dolmen burial chamber
hornworm (caterpillar of a hawk moth); (hairless) caterpillar