dizziness (from standing up too fast); orthostatic syncope; lightheadedness; vertigo
freezing; turning into ice; freezing; locking up; freezing (in one's tracks); frieze (part of an entablature between the architrave and the cornice)
stroke of the brush; touch; literary style
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
unique; peculiar; singular
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
high (e.g. spirits); merry; high; high (i.e. feeling of extreme pleasure)
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
to call; to invite; to eat; to drink; to put on; to wear; to ride
youthful; young; young-looking
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
suitable age (esp. for marriage); marriageable age
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to step firmly; to harden by treading
to maintain; to continue to have
tank (of liquid); tank (military vehicle)
flat broke; stone broke; penniless
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
years gone by; earlier years; former years; the past
great pair; well-oiled two-man team
up until now; as recently as the present
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
sign; mark; symbol; sign (e.g. positive, negative)
to crumble away; to collapse
one's every action; every single move; slight effort; least trouble; small amount of work
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect