aptitude; aptness; suitability
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
perfection; thoroughness; consummation
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; in a mumble; in a murmur
hacking; hacking (basketball, rugby, etc.); fouling
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
throughput; processing power
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
infuriating; extremely irritating; galling; vexing
bet; wager; stake; gamble
if you think about it; come to think of it
to throw oneself (into an activity)
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
true state; actual condition; reality
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
regret; repentance; remorse
pride; dignity; self-respect
to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
judgment; judgement; decision; verdict
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
arrangement; pact; agreement
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
dense; thick; rich (flavour, colour, etc.); deep; strong (smell); heavy
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
advance warning; previous notice; prior announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
crushing (into pieces); smashing; cracking; breaking up
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
to touch; to finger; to play with; (arch.) to tease; (arch.) to make fun of
local (rain, distribution, outbreak, etc.); localized; regional; isolated
to envelop; to blanket; to cloak
heaven and earth; the universe; land; world; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
remarkably; markedly; rapidly; sound of breaking or creaking
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
low latitudes; equatorial region