breaking off; snapping off
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
a lick; one lick; engulfing (e.g. of fire); enveloping; consuming
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
hug; carrying in one's arms (a baby, pet, doll, etc.)
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
balance; difference (in price, cost); margin
clear profit; great profit (without any investment)
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
count; earl; chief official of the Department of Worship; (arch.) eldest brother; Brazil; Brazilian
primer; manual; introductory book
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into
production (e.g. play); direction
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
if so; in that case; in that situation
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
of course; certainly; naturally
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
mass communication; mass media
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
mutant strain; mutated variant; mutant species
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to dye; to colour; to color