pearls thrown before swine; unused possession; useless possession; waste of talent
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
most part; greater part; majority
to account for; to make up; to occupy (a place, position, etc.); to hold (a rank, seat, etc.); to occupy (one's mind, heart, etc.); to weigh (on one's mind)
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to wash away; to rinse off
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
space; room; space (between letters, words, etc.); space (piece of type); (outer) space
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
(wanting something so badly that) one can almost taste it; (lit.) a hand reaches out from one's throat
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; of course; definitely
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
current value; price; market value
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to polish up; to shine up
cooking stove; burner (gas, electric, etc.); range; cooktop; hob
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
to check; to stop; to keep back
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
to look around; to survey
all; entire; whole; altogether
index finger; forefinger; first (occ. second) finger; second toe
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally