beginning; clue; starting point
to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
creaking; groaning (e.g. under physical stress)
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
to resolve to do; to make up one's mind to do; to set one's heart on; to have one's heart set on
a little; paltry; piddling; stud; chad
strong wind; high wind; moderate gale
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
to put out; to extinguish
fire fighting; fire department; fire brigade
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
hug; carrying in one's arms (a baby, pet, doll, etc.)
troublesome; difficult (e.g. customer, guest, child); laborious (e.g. task, dinner)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
running parallel (to); running side-by-side; keeping pace (with)
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
defeating an argument; winning an argument; refutation; confutation
outer canthus; outer corner of the eye
to cause to swell; to inflame
beginning of next week (usu. Monday); early next week
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
heredity; (genetic) inheritance
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
having one's choice; (ability to) pick and choose
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
going back to sleep (e.g. after waking up in the morning)
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
enterprise; business; company; corporation