to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
there is no need to; it is fine if you don't; unnecessary; does not match; out of reach of
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
first game; first round (of tennis, etc.)
great inconvenience; great deal of trouble; big nuisance; royal pain in the behind
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
to be entwined; to be involved
thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
to have the privilege of doing
emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
free and uncontrolled; behaving with abandon; freewheeling
to happen to have on hand or in stock
dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance
lottery; raffle; drawing (of lots)
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
process; course; mechanism
only the results matter; it's all about the results
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
ill-gotten money; bad coin
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
family; relatives; dependents; household
permanent; everlasting; lasting; very long; many years of
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
imitation; counterfeit; fake; sham; ersatz (object)
gem; jewel; precious stone
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy