heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
sight; attraction; spectacle; something worth seeing
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
beginning; outset; first; onset
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
action of making something; -ification
clothing; dressing; binding (of a book)