to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
continuation; persisting; lasting; sustaining; enduring
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to be prolonged; to drag on
to result in death; to lead to death; to be fatal (e.g. disease)
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
sphincter; sphincter muscle; constrictor
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
plain wood; unfinished woodwork
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful