empty grain husk; immature ear (e.g. wheat); hollow object; unripe fruit
big-boned; sturdily built; stout; solid (plan, storyline, etc.)
to call out; to ask someone to come
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment
with a view to marriage; with marriage in mind
to finish reading; to read through
to bring up under one's personal care
I told you so; you see that?
dignified; majestic; stately; lordly; commanding
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
to behave violently; to commit violence; to use force
cost of medical treatment; medical expenses; fees for treatment
back lane; byway; back street; unfair means; dishonest means
to gasp for air; to pant; to be out of breath
water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway
mixture; jumble; cord made by entwining threads of various colours
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
careless; thoughtless; hasty; rash
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
(of a lie, etc.) obvious; transparent
innocent; not guilty; harmless
noncommittal; equivocal; indecisive; evasive; ambiguous; vague
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
floating weed; greater duckweed (Spirodela polyrhiza); precarious; unstable
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
sulking in bed; going to bed in a huff
unproductive; counterproductive