straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
bias; eccentricity; obstinacy
unmarried person; single person; bachelor; spinster
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
thirst; craving; thirst (for love, knowledge, etc.); hunger
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
pacing (e.g. in athletics, etc.); pacing oneself
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
with (the sound of) clashing swords; (arguing) fiercely; heatedly; vehemently
to be ruined; to fail; to undergo a break-up; to go bankrupt
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
body; trunk; torso; hull (boat); fuselage (aircraft)
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in
inside; interior; inner part
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
leadership; initiative; spearhead
management; administration; operation
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
attribute; property; context; character class, type, fetish, etc.
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage
to prosper; to flourish; to thrive; to become popular; to become widespread