branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
objet d'art; item of artwork; object; curio
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
to choose (and take); to select; to pick (out)
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
helper; supporter; second; foreign player (hired to strengthen a team)
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
there; the spot; the place; then and there; on the spot; immediately
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
sleepwalking; somnambulism; noctambulism
support; help; backing; covering (from enemy attack); protection
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
to engrave an inscription; to call (designate) itself; to mark; to label
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
resting wings (i.e. a bird taking a break from flying)
pinky swear (i.e. linking little fingers to confirm a promise); pinky promise
cross my heart and hope to die, stick a needle in my eye; (lit.) pinky promise pledge: if you're lying, I'll make you drink a thousand needles
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
blur; blurred; indistinct
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
amount of information; information content (information theory); Shannon information; surprisal
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
at this point; at this last moment; this late in the game
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
to look around; to survey