nuptial coloration (colouration)
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
rational; reasonable; logical
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
number of times; frequency; count
preservation; retainment; keeping
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
judgement; judgment; connoisseur
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
vinegared dish; pickled dish
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
interval between the waves; gap between waves
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
proficient; skillful; enjoying; satisfaction; satiation
to be too numerous; to be too much
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
to raise (usu. one's shoulders, with a jaunty, swaggering effect)
completely exhausted; dead tired; knackered
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
ticklish; embarrassed; awkward; ill at ease (esp. when receiving public praise)
contact; connectedness; rapport; mutual touching
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
discovery; detection; finding
finish; completion; the end
electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking
library; book collection; paperback book