hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
hard glass; hardened glass
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
crash; smash; crunch; bang; breaking sound
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
directions; instructions; orders; command
well-balanced; considerate; of fine character
script; screenplay; scenario
to let slip a secret; to let the cat out of the bag
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
something like ...; something called ...
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
hurrying (to somewhere); rushing; hastening; express (train)
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
to mishear; to hear wrongly; to misunderstand
lifeline; matter of life or death; indispensable thing; life line (in palm reading)
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
to conform to; to be in accordance with; to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
but; however; provided that
nice; likeable; desirable
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
ancestor; forefather; foremother
to overdo; to do too much