to grip; to grasp; to squeeze
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
matter of time; question of time
eight-tenths; casting someone out; type of baggy tobi trousers with the baggy part taking up eight-tenths of the full length of the trouser leg
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
usually; under usual circumstances
spare energy, time or money; remaining strength; reserve power; money to spare
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
to hold down; to twist someone's arm; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
sphere; counter for balls
revolution; rotation; turning; turning (an aircraft or ship)
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
food and drink; eating and drinking
to come off; to be worn off; to fade; to discolor; to discolour
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
equality; uniformity; evenness
to be collected; to be gathered (e.g. mushrooms, etc.); to be harvested; to be able to collect; to be able to mine
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone
toadstool; poisonous mushroom
active; dynamic; energetic
to correct oneself; to restate
blizzard; furious snowstorm
to be opposite; to face each other
appearance of written words; impression given by written letters, characters, etc.; literal meaning (of a piece of writing); superficial meaning; face (of a printing type)
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted