groan; moan; roar; growl; buzz; hum (e.g. motor)
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
look!; there!; here!; that is
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
24 hours; twenty-four hours
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to mistake one thing for another; to mix up two things; to confuse two things; to misunderstand; to misapprehend
to chop off; to snip off; to cut off (e.g. a conversation); to fire (a person)
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
directions; instructions; orders; command
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
to beat vigorously; to rain strikes upon someone; to tan someone's hide; to mercilessly pummel; to beat the daylights out of
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
simultaneous; all at once
chorus; singing in a chorus
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
turning point; critical juncture; knot (in a tree, etc.)
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
to talk; to carry meaning
(eating or drinking) to one's heart's content
fruit; nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content; substance
reason; cause; circumstances
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste
to go out and away; to leave
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of