materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
hoping against hope; desperately hoping; as a last hope
suspicion (of others); jealousy
finished product; finished goods; completed article
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
face; looks; vestiges; trace
sunflower (Helianthus annuus)
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
careful consideration; deliberation; thinking over carefully
to lose hair; to become bald; to become bare (e.g. a mountain becomes bare of trees)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
calm; composed; leisurely
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
on the occasion of; at the time of
to feel a chill run down one's spine
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
all you want; as much as one wants
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
with one's own body; by one's own action; through one's own experience; firsthand
to lick off; to take (something) off by licking
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to shoot a person to death
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior