ventilation; communication (within an organisation); openness
to strip someone; to help someone remove (clothes)
ridding oneself; freeing oneself of; growing out of; overcoming; outgrowing
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
in tufts; tufty; bushy; thick; luxuriant
towel blanket; terry-cloth blanket
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to protrude
horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling
thin (paper, cloth, porcelain, etc.); of thin make; superficial (knowledge, critique, etc.); shallow; slight wound; slight cut
to mount (animal behaviour); to assert dominance
lonely person; someone who easily succumbs to loneliness
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole
boat to transport mud; (fictional) boat made of (dried) mud
rich (in flavor, color, smell, etc.); thick; very likely; highly possible; passionate; hot
fuel consumption; gas mileage
something painted white; white makeup (for an actor); painted white
right of control; supremacy; sovereignty
appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments; elusive; phantom
to be enchanted; to be charmed
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
caller; visitor; company; guest
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for
natural features; topography; climate; spiritual features
import; importation; introduction; afferent
great erudition; extensive knowledge; vast stock of knowledge
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
seriously; no kidding; joking aside; in all seriousness
daily food; regular diet; staple food
to darken; to get dark; to be clouded; to be hidden (behind clouds)
stupidity; silliness; asininity; imbecility; dim-wittedness