preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
column; shaft; cylinder; round pillar (esp. in buildings)
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
to feel relaxed; to be soothed
tearing someone in two by tying their legs to two carts moving in opposite directions (form of medieval punishment)
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
hearth; fireplace; furnace; kiln
water tank; cistern; fish tank; aquarium
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
lathe; potter's wheel; windlass; pulley
whipping; beating with a whip; whiplash
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
responsibility; liability; blame; torture; torment; persecution
tool; implement; means; furniture
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
to be cloying; to be sick and tired with; to be disgusted with; to stink
feigned; pretending (not to know)
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
ability; performance; efficiency
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
iron grill; iron grille; iron lattice; prison
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
single word; a few words; brief comment
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
supreme; greatest; highest; best
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
low-life; sleazebag; boor; person of humble rank; humble person; peasant