to penetrate a body (e.g. with a spear or bullet); to breathe new life into; to provide a potential solution
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to stiffen; to become stiff
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
genuine article; real thing; real deal
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
time; hour; period; class
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
company; corporation; workplace
company president; manager; director
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
society; the world; the times
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
materials; data; document
that's true; of course; obviously
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged