adhesion; stickiness; viscosity
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
to have both; to possess both; to combine with
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
spiderweb; spider web; spider's web; cobweb
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
poor-quality; low-quality; shoddy; low-grade
rear gate (esp. of castle); back entrance; one who arrests; force attacking the rear of a castle; (opponent's) weak point
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
ago; since; before; previous
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
completely; thoroughly; horribly; without exception; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
plural; multiple; several
to crowd; to flock; to swarm
to happen to meet; to come across
simple substance (e.g. chemical); something standing alone; separate item; solo item
to be able to manage somehow or another
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
lining; backing; backing up (e.g. a theory); support; bolstering
one way or the other; either way
to tread on thin ice; to go out on a limb; to walk a tightrope; to take risks; (lit.) to cross a dangerous bridge
priority; order of precedence
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight