easy to do; apt to do; prone to do; liable to do
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
with a flap; with a snap; with a thud; with a crash; with a swish; with a rustle
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; environs; surrounding area; district
noisy; confused; uproarious
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
diversion; putting something to another use
to wither completely (of a plant); to dry up completely; to drop all its leaves
not asking (about); letting go unquestioned; disregarding; ignoring; overlooking
trembling (with fear, cold, etc.); shaking; chattering (of teeth); coming loose; wobbling
to become pale; to turn pale
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
free (of charge); gratuitous
tediously; persistently; lazily; idly; (boiling) to a pulp; to a mash
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
retreat; withdrawal; retirement
to be inclined to do; to be willing to do
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
I got it; I see; I now know; so that's the reason
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
fresco; mural; wall painting
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
direction of travel; direction of movement
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
when it comes to ...; as for ...
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
to throw at; to turn; to raise
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)