to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
anything and everything; just about everything
care; precaution; guarding; caution
going down; fall; knocking down (in boxing); flooring; being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion, etc.); being down (e.g. with a cold); going down (of a computer system, server, etc.)
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
cool; calm; composed; easy; simple
to be ordered (to do); to be charged with (a duty); to be assigned (a job)
not necessarily so; is not always true
it's none of your business; it's not your concern
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
greed; avarice; covetousness; greedy person
around the world; throughout the world
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
little-known good place; good out-of-the-way place; well-kept secret place; hole-in-the-wall
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
more than a friend (implies a degree of intimacy)
close connection; deep involvement; close relationship
serious; severe; grave; acute
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
older brother; elder brother
bow-wow; woof; wah-wah; bawling; clamouring; clamoring
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
don't worry; no worries; never mind
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
willpower; energy; vitality