to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health
patent; one's specialty (party piece, etc.)
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
calm; composed; leisurely
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
thunderous roar; roaring sound
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
grasp; catch; understanding
undisputed; entirely; perfect
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
management; administration; operation
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
steady; sound; reliable; solid
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
to boast; to brag; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark; to roar
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
in a few days; in the near future; soon; one of these days
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial