to strike dead; to beat to death
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
crafty; vicious; unscrupulous; sharp
to rise (steeply); to tower; to soar
literally; to the letter; literal
the farthest ends; the furthest ends
thicket; coppice; brushwood
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
imprisonment; captive; prisoner
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
looking everywhere; looking in all four directions; neighborhood; vicinity
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
to wind (of a road, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
running parallel (to); running side-by-side; keeping pace (with)
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
one step higher; one better; cut above; one up
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
to tell (to do); to order; to tell on (someone); to tattle; to often say
rather; better; instead; if anything
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
to be reminded of; to call to mind
branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue
wall of rock; rock cliff; rock face
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
to lower one's voice; to speak more softly
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
sudden; abrupt; unexpected