to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
stifled (laughter); simmering
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
carrying voice; well-projected voice
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
many a little makes a mickle; every little helps; (lit.) even dust becomes a mountain if piled together
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
high-handed; domineering; on one's high horse
to prostrate oneself before
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
declaration of war; proclamation of war
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
suddenly; all of a sudden; quickly; emphatically; energetically
absorption; suction; attraction
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
supply; supplying; replenishment
self-conceit; self-centeredness; vainglory
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
wearing armour (armor); counter for suits of armour
to do; to have sexual intercourse; to give; to present; to award
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when