to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
shifting (the burden) onto; ill effects; negative consequences; burden
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
everybody; every last one of them; all
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
to distribute; to arrange; to arrange; to lay out (as in decorating); (arch.) to marry off; (arch.) to exile
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
autonomy; right of self-government
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
at the last moment; this late in the game
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
rustic; rude; vulgar; rough
rough (behaviour, temperament, etc.); wild; rude; violent
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
to use as an intermediary; to worry; to mind; to care
a short time ago; a while ago; for some time
follower; attendant; valet; servant
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
exhilarating; thrilling; intensely pleasurable
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
to avenge (somebody) by striking down their killer
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to yield; to give way to; to make way for