alone; by oneself; on one's own
to be injured; to sustain a wound
to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement
thickly; densely; luxuriantly
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
to burst open; to pop; to split
mechanism; organization; organisation
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
brief moment; blink of an eye (time span)
cylinder; magazine of a revolver
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
rifling a gun barrel; making lines
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
this is why; this means; it is the case that
plural; multiple; several
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
reduction in working hours; reduction in business hours; time-saving
with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
handful; small amount; small number
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
1,000,000; one million; million; many
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
reproachful; hateful; bitter
rubbish heap; garbage dump
Lawrence; Laurence; Laurens
eastern part; the east (of a region)