(doing) various things; (doing) this and that; being apt to; being prone to; at any rate; anyhow
to get on well (with someone); (lit.) to be a good match with one's horse
enclosure; coralling; penning; enclosure (fencing off common land for individual ownership)
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
to make sure of the truth
to give directions; to issue instructions
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to be captivated (by); to be infatuated (with)
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
to wear a mask; to hide one's true intentions
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
to jump; to leap; to splash (of oil, mud, etc.); to spatter; to burst; to crack open
reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
decisive; resolute; drastic
to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control
long ago; a long time ago; already
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
maintenance; preservation; improvement
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
force reduction; troop reduction
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
secret; private; surreptitious
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing; one's work
performing a part in one's own play; playing a musical piece that one has written; doing everything by oneself (from preparation to execution); put-up job; charade; sock-puppeting (i.e. pretending to be more than one person on the Internet)
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
my goodness!; good lord!; holy cow!
acquaintance; relation; affinity; reason
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
National Guard (esp. USA); National Guard member
way (of doing); manner; method; means
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
even though; despite; when
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
large build; large pattern