to be too numerous; to be too much
to be choppy (of waves); to be rough; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to beat fast (of a heart); to be in turmoil; to be in discord
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
to detain; to check; to restrain
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
to repeat; to do something over again
cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)
small number; few; minority
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
patient; unhurried; leisurely
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
stone weight (as used on pickle-tub covers); weight (as used in balances)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
line of defence (defense); lines (as in enemy lines, etc.)
papier mâché; something that looks good superficially
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
to intend; to be sure that
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
to induce (somebody to do something); to tempt; to act toward (somebody in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
laboratory animal; experimental animal
insult; affront; disgrace; sexual assault; rape
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend