prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
animal rights; animal welfare; animal protection
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
passing on to the next life; death; giving up a struggle; submission; being at one's wits' end; being flummoxed
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
to wheedle a person into doing something; to carry a portable shrine
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
strange; unconventional; eccentric; odd; odd number
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
searching; hunting for news story; journalist
before and after (e.g. photos)
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
property; fortune; means; assets
divide into four pieces; one fourth
one Nth part (e.g. one fifth, one tenth); one out of N
to lie down; to throw oneself down
herbal tea; herb tea; tisane
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
container; receptacle; vessel; packaging
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
to recollect; to remember; to reminisce; to imagine; to guess; to infer
to boil; to heat; to excite; (arch.) to melt (metal)
to detain; to check; to restrain
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew
to brush off; to shake off
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring