to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
book; volume; this; present; main; head
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
reproachful; hateful; bitter
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
helplessly; easily; without resistance; without regret
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
danger; peril; hazard; risk
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
to make good one's escape; to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape
survival of the fittest; the law of the jungle; (lit.) the weak are meat the strong do eat
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
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circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to become angry or sullen; to take offense; to be miffed; to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
steepness; steep place; harsh (look); sharp (tongue)
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
career; carrier (disease, signal, warship, etc.); carrier; telephone company; career government employee
scram (emergency nuclear reactor shut-down)
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
that's the way it is; such is life
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of