to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
super work; tremendous work; spectacular; blockbuster
rain and wind; driving rain
small point; knob; protuberance; aloneness; loneliness; solitude
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
workload; quantity of work; work rate; units produced
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
to feel like; to feel inclined to do
sick person; patient; invalid
to swing one's arms greatly while walking; to act freely; to be brazen
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
mob; the masses; rabble; riffraff
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
promotion (school, military, etc.)
scene; view; prospect; outlook
handrail; railing; banister
lying face down; upside down; prone
endurance; perseverance; patience
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
getting a lump in one's throat; overflowing with feelings; chest full of; lungs full of
proposal; offer; request; application
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
to grab at; to clutch; to grapple with
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
adaptation; accommodation; conforming; acclimatization; acclimatisation
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
(getting a) perfect score; scoring 100; grading students on a scale of one hundred; doing perfectly (in a test); leaving nothing to be desired