although; though; despite the fact that ...
gallant; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; severe; biting
whistling sound; wheezing sound; sound of the wind; wuthering; howling; soughing
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
(committing, resorting to) an act of violence
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
straining; draining; drainer; strainer; cutwater (on ship); forefoot
saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
untiringly; persistently; without losing interest
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
to shuffle (on one's bottom or knees); to crawl; to shift position (of an object)
counter for suits of clothing; arriving at ...
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
to have one's enthusiasm dampened; to become subdued
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
to take part in (usu. something bad); to be a party to; to have a hand in
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
conversion; shift; about-face; switch
puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
information; (brief) notice; letting someone know; first report; initial report
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
to rank next to; to come after
adversary; opposition; hostile forces
obliteration; annihilation
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
branch of languages (i.e. Italic languages as a subset of Indo-European languages)
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
to bear fruit; to produce fruit
diet; losing weight by any method (e.g. exercise)
sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)
fluorescent color; fluorescent colour
to refuse; to decline; to deny
live (esp. concert, show, etc.); live performance; alive
long and large; tall and large; grand; huge