to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
main cause; primary factor
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble
to be needed; to be wanted
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
point worthy of note; highlight; high point; good prospects for the future; promise
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
tool; implement; means; furniture
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
colour; color; hue; tints
to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
murder; killing; murderer
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
cheerful; buoyant; lighthearted
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
full particulars; the whole story; from beginning to end
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance