to have meaning; to be meaningful
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
(an) unknown; unknown number; variable; unknown quantity; not yet known
to make absolutely sure (that all is right); to use every means; to take all possible measures
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
clever; intelligent; bright; well-behaved (esp. of children and pets); obedient; good
to be all out (e.g. of people); to be all elsewhere; to be all in use (e.g. of cars); to be sold out; to have none left
casualties; the killed and wounded
to be seething (with anger); to be frenzied; to be menacing; to be murderous
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
to be prolonged; to drag on; to take a long time; to persist; to linger
guidance; showing the way; guide; guidepost; signpost; waymark
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; development; improvement
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; in a mumble; in a murmur
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
tediously; persistently; lazily; idly; (boiling) to a pulp; to a mash
stupid brat; son of a bitch
to knock down; to knock off
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
short temper; quick temper; hot temper; impatience; irritability
to allot; to assign; to give; to provide; to fit to; to fasten to
to put back in a good mood; to cheer up
sudden change; complete change
true character; real nature
gentlemanly; well-mannered; well-bred; gentlemanlike
complete failure; debacle; fiasco; disaster
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
dull sound; muffled sound
ringlets (hairstyle); ringlet curls; sausage curls
to screw up (one's face); to scrunch up; to pucker up; to furrow (one's brow); to wrinkle
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
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 thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
a disgrace (to a whole group of people)
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
ugly; unattractive; bad-looking; unsightly; unseemly; disgraceful