close friend; good friend; bosom buddy; chum; pal
servile; subservient; obsequious; slavish; self-abasing; grovelling
asking for the moon; asking for the impossible; asking for too much; thinking the grass is greener on the other side of the fence
indiscriminately; recklessly
much less; to say nothing of
manservant; male attendant; valet
a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; pointless exercise; waste of time; (something that is) too little, too late; (lit.) (pouring) water on a hot stone
protracted war; war of attrition
to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard
remaining strength; surplus energy; reserve power; money to spare
cancellation; withdrawal; asking to be excused; begging off; not taking
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
ageing; aging; senile deterioration
weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration
perpetual youth and longevity; immortality
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
constellation; astrological sign; star sign; zodiac sign
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to go straight to one's head (of alcohol); to feel the effects (of an illness); to lose one's wits
not knowing when to let go (give up, etc.); unwilling to resign; having lingering attachment; regretful
to put on (another's shoes by mistake); to put (shoes) on the wrong feet; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse; to have a mistaken idea of
to change completely; to change suddenly
to thin out (plants, seedlings, crops, etc.); to cull; to run on a curtailed schedule; to cut down; to kill a newborn child (due to financial difficulties)
sunny spot; exposure to the sun
to perform some process; to apply some treatment; to revise; to correct
excitation; stimulation; revitalization; reinvigoration
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
to become enraged; to blow one's top; to lose it; to flip out
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to be destroyed; to perish; to go out (e.g. fire); to destroy; to get rid of; to extinguish
to send; to direct; to dispatch (person, car, etc.); to direct (attention); to turn (spotlight, etc. on)
dotage; feeble-minded old man; senile old fool; dotard
to have (something) innate; to be born with
chin; jaw; gills; branchia
disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
to (a place); until (a time)