muddy; covered with mud; mud-caked
the proof of the pudding is in the eating; the proof is in the pudding; don't knock it till you've tried it; you can't tell unless you try
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
throw; throwing; throwing event
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
to walk in on; to tread upon
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
exposing fully; uncovering completely; being in full view; putting on display; not disguising
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
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 fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
sales; selling; marketing
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
interruption; suspension; break
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
to begin; to set about; to start
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch