to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to torment; to torture; to harass
to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
to relax one's mind; to feel relaxed; to become remiss; to cease paying careful attention
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
complete devotion; body and soul; one's best
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
second (unit of time); arc second
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to hit; to strike; to throw; to toss; to mix; to wear (sword, etc.)
to draw off; to run out; to flush out
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to beat a hasty retreat; to turn tail and run away; to take to one's heels
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
splendid; praiseworthy; admirable; well done!; bravo!
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
burning off a field (in early spring)
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
to bend; to warp; to lose heart
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
physical condition; state of health
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
excessive self-consciousness; excessively self-conscious person
literally; to the letter; literal
pearls thrown before swine; unused possession; useless possession; waste of talent
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
convenient; handy; useful