construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
to put on airs; to assume importance; to be self-important; to be pretentious; to be pompous; to stand on one's dignity
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to be kind to; to treat kindly
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
coat (of hair or fur); lie of (dog's) hair; type; sort; lineage; breeding
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
in tufts; tufty; bushy; thick; luxuriant
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
tightly; tautly; (springing, straightening) up; suddenly; intuitively; instinctively
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
to knead; to mix; to complicate; to turn into a mess
further; above (that); greater (than that); any more
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
speech; expression; wording; language
to shoot dead (with an arrow)
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
feel; touch; manner (towards others); most impressive part; best part; beginning
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; paw!; shake!
to trouble; to bother; to annoy
estimate (of costs); budget
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
prices of commodities; prices (in general); cost-of-living
poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside