base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
(of a lie, etc.) obvious; transparent
nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish
nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish
principal offence; principal offense; principal offender
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
to like; to love; to be fond of
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
company name; corporate name
crime committed for fun; criminal who takes delight in people's reaction to his crimes
treasure chest; strongbox
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
expressive power; inventiveness; creative power
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
to fill a hole with earth
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
embezzlement; fraudulent use; plagiarism; appropriation
sketching; drawing from nature; portrayal; description
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
beehive; hive; something full of holes; (fig.) Swiss cheese; honeycomb tripe; wall of a cow's second stomach
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
probe each other; sound each other out
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
sense of anticipation; feeling of expectation; feeling of hope
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
to make good use of; to use to one's advantage
act of treachery; breach of faith; stab in the back; double-cross
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
to make a mistake; to mess up; to make an error; to err
worthy of; worth doing; worth having