kindness; intimacy; friendship
thicket; coppice; brushwood
living thing; living creature; animal; life
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
legendary beast; magical beast
to be needed; to be wanted
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
body; trunk; torso; hull (boat); fuselage (aircraft)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
nick in a blade (sword, knife); chip in a blade
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
to look away; to turn away
practice; practising; experience
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
aggression; invasion; raid
ghost town; deserted village; village without inhabitants
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
to step firmly; to harden by treading
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)