wide-width (e.g. cloth); broad
to raise (usu. one's shoulders, with a jaunty, swaggering effect)
to decide; to determine; to judge
to detain; to take into custody
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
lawless; outrageous; insolent; rude; inexcusable; unpardonable
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
standing upright; standing bolt upright; rearing
compelling force; legal force
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
personal feelings; self-interest
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
hateful; detestable; loathsome
to tell; to announce; to declare; to pass (a sentence); to order
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
sense of loss; feeling of loss
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
widely; extensively; far and wide; everywhere; all around; generally
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
systematic; regular; routine
always; forever; very; greatly (esp. of hopes and desires)
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
(exercising) the right to command
to come to (in the end); to end in; to attribute; to blame
to judge; to decide; to sit in judgement; to try
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
impossible; unlikely; improbable
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
investigator; interrogator
sympathy; compassion; pity