to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to get to the heart (of the matter); to come to the main point
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
to ask a question; to ask questions
bust-waist-hip measurements; vital statistics
question; inquiry; enquiry
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to pour into; to wash down; to insert (e.g. into a data stream)
birth; creation; formation
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
to attempt; to test; to try out
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
how; in what way; by what means
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
action of making something; -ification
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
firing; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
in the meanwhile; during the time
innumerable; countless; numberless
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
skill; dexterity; master hand