stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon
innumerable; countless; numberless
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
beehive; hive; something full of holes; (fig.) Swiss cheese; honeycomb tripe; wall of a cow's second stomach
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to insert; to put between; to tuck (e.g. fabric into a gap)
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
striking; remarkable; considerable
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
cheerful; buoyant; lighthearted
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
something unrelated (to what has been discussed thus far)