nothing but; none other than
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
together; at the same time; same; identical
to rise; to erect; to get up
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
such; like that; that sort of; very
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
clanging; empty; deserted
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
older brother; elder brother
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
to lean coquettishly against; to snuggle into; to nestle into
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
to understand (each other); to comprehend
deterioration; degradation; drop in quality; becoming unattractive (because of aging)
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of
fresh off the farm; inexperienced
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
sleeping outdoors; sleeping out in the open air; camping
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument