analgesia; insensitivity to pain
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
to wither completely (of a plant); to dry up completely; to drop all its leaves
last years; closing years; last days; closing days; end; last stage
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
fall; tumble; spill; fall (in position, standing, etc.); downfall; descent
panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
miser; cheapskate; scrooge
expresses displeasure or disapproval; just from (doing); simply by
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
to lose one's mind; to go crazy; to lose one's senses; to lose consciousness
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
atmosphere; air; magnanimous; generous; large-hearted
to shout; to cry (out); to yell; to scream; to clamour
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
to break down; to collapse; to fall apart
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
to be unmovable; to be well-established; to take root
to bless; to show mercy to; to give (money, etc.)
ramification; branching off
one mountain; pile (of something); heap; hump; worst part; large profit
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
to be torn off; to come off
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
boy; son; baby boy; young man
to swoop down; to glide down; to fly down; to land gently (on); to alight (on)
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
person requiring special attention; person to be wary of; person under (police) surveillance; dangerous person