loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
engagement; business; affair; use; need
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
right in the middle (of); midst; height
to be enthusiastic about; to be eager; to be keen
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
great success; roaring business; busy; packed-out
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
fire pan; heating; first lighting (e.g. furnace); firing (e.g. forest); pasteurization
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
hen-of-the-woods (species of polypore mushroom, Grifola frondosa)
worried look; worried expression
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
DEFCON (alert state used by the United States Armed Forces); Defense Readiness Condition
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
(coming through) loud and clear
overcoat; exceeding; going over; exaggerated; over the top; over par
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
newspaper story (article, account)
to shout (in anger); to yell
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
impudent; brazen; shameless; bold
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply