to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
poor health; ill health; unhealthy
to agree; to decide upon; to enter into (a contract)
fundamental form; basic form; basic pattern; basic model; basic type; prototype
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
to be discouraged; to shrink from
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
undergrowth; weeds beneath a tree
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
ornamental railing top; bridge railing-post knob; Welsh onion flower; leek flower; hosta; plantain lily
whole area; surrounding area; all around; everywhere; all over the place
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
flowers; beautiful; spectacular
to lead; to command; to superintend; to supervise; to press; to demand
to look upwards; to look up
here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots
golden-rayed lily (Lilium auratum)
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
to smell sweet; to be fragrant
euphemistic; circumlocutory; roundabout; indirect
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to raise one's voice; to shout
spring; spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
big hit; big prize; bumper crop; striking it rich; right on the mark; bonanza
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light