present; gift; to give a present or gift
loveable; very likeable; like very much
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
this and that; one thing or another
with a clang or a clink; tinkle
wide-width (e.g. cloth); broad
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
forming a circle; circular formation (orig. in battle); huddle; ring
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
personification; impersonation; embodiment
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
to gape; to open one's mouth wide
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
to thrust away; to send flying
technique; art; skill; move
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
short pause; short interval
proposal; offer; request; application
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
foul play (sport); breaking the rules; infringement; irregularity
prospects of victory; chances of success
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
start; commencement; beginning; initiation