headquarters; head office; main office
to be all out (e.g. of people); to be all elsewhere; to be all in use (e.g. of cars); to be sold out; to have none left
freezing; cold storage; refrigeration
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
chasing too far; pursuing relentlessly
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
backbiting of a coward; grumblings of a loser; (lit.) the far-off bark of a retreating dog
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible
lending (money); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
wholehearted; earnest; determined; intent; single-minded; straightforward
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
to be cold (to); to ignore (someone)
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
surely; certainly; without doubt
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
tearing limb from limb; tearing apart; cutting (a person) to pieces
rumor that appears to be quite true (rumour)
honesty; integrity; purity and unselfishness
to use as an intermediary; to worry; to mind; to care
chastity; virtue; fidelity
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
decorative curtain hung from the ceiling; tent; pavilion; marquee
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
to be unsteady; to reel; to shake; to waver; to be unsettled (feelings, thoughts, etc.)
being scattered in all directions; being broken up and dispersed
will; volition; intention; intent; determination