to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
cardboard box for mandarin oranges
pleased to make your acquaintance
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; greedy
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
faint; trance; swoon; stupefaction
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
order; command; directions; instructions
bathing; to bathe; to take a bath; to enter a bath
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
artificiality; pretence; contrived act; commission (of a crime); feasance
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
probability; likelihood; chances
to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
being entrusted with; being delegated with
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to face on; to look out on to
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
the same; the said; likewise
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
throbbing (pain); pounding