drinking fountain; water fountain; bubbler; (animal) watering hole; water hole
complete; whole; perfect; safe
tedious; boring; being fed up with
separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
to take out; to take a handful of; to grab and throw; to turn someone out (of house, room, etc.)
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
right beside; close to; nearby
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
to be knotty (of a tree, etc.); to be gnarled; to be rough and bony (hands, fingers, etc.); to be gnarled; to be knobby
to classify; to sort out; to sift through
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
purple smoke; tobacco smoke
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
frame; flame (abusive or threatening message)
not knowing when to let go (give up, etc.); unwilling to resign; having lingering attachment; regretful
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
to bend forward; to stoop; to bow
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
dishonouring (a bill); dishonoring; bouncing (a cheque, check); non-payment
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
loan shark; high-interest consumer finance firm
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited