to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
rather; sooner; preferably
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
cohabitation (usu. of a romantically involved couple); living together
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
feeling; sense; impression
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
definitely; absolutely; without doubt; absolute; unconditional
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
mixture of wheat and chaff; mixture of the good and bad; jumble of wheat and tares
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
laziness; shirking; impudent; brazenly dishonest
to talk; to chatter; to tell (e.g. secrets)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
function; facility; faculty; feature
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
after that; afterwards; thereafter
preparation; provision; guarding
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)