to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
sharply; harshly; stingingly
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to remove; to move out of the way
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
observation; survey; watching
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
tribe; race; group (of people who share a common feature); gang; tribe (taxonomic rank); group (in the periodic table)
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to be on edge; to be nervous; to be sharp (of a voice, words, etc.); to be harsh
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
general; popular; common; typical
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
dozens; scores of; decades
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...