to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp
eve (esp. Christmas Eve); the night before
a long time ago; in those days
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
trough; gutter; water pipe; flume; chute
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
peafowl (incl. the male peacock, female peahen, and young peachick)
in the morning; during the morning
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
unprecedented; never seen before
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
datum point; cardinal point; reference point; origin
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
to get late; to advance; to wear on
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
uncertainty; indeterminacy; unreliability; unauthenticity
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
the last moment; the very end
one's way back; one's way home
to find fault with; to question
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all