to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
silence; stillness; quietness
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
don't you think?; indicates question
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
constitutional; relating to character, structure, nature, etc.
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to make someone drink; to force someone to drink; to serve (alcohol); to treat someone (to drinks); to be drinkable (esp. of alcohol); to be palatable
resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
thorough; exhaustive; complete
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor)
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
coincident with; while; simultaneously
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed