to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
indirection; indirectness
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
cracking; splitting; ripping; crashing; creaking; groaning
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
promotion; encouragement; fostering; unwanted help (usu. unintentionally harmful); unnecessary help
sad fate; tragic doom; ill fate
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to sing; to chirp; to twitter
to shave off; to scrape off
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
to draw (the winning ticket); to apply; to compare; to put (oneself in someone's position)
foolish thing; stupid thing; absurdity
to disperse; to take a castle
diagonally; obliquely; slantingly; slantwise
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
abrasion; scrape; graze; paratripsis
to use up (all one's strength, ideas, etc.); to exert oneself; to do one's best
numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles
to be exhausted; to be worn out
stinging (pain); smarting; tingling
creaking; squeaking; packing in tightly; cramming; hard (pressing, tying, twisting, etc.); tightly
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) all in one sweep
(wicker) basket used for carrying fish; creel
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to lob (e.g. grenades)
hazy; dim; faint; minced fish or meat that is seasoned and fried
zip; ping; zing; zoom; whoosh
by itself; automatically; naturally
school hours; hours of teaching (instruction)
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater