matchmaker; go-between; intermediary; middleman
way of speaking; intimation
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
section meeting; division (of a larger organisation); department; section
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition
to drool; to dribble; to slobber
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
urgent business; pressing need; imperative
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
determination; resolution
hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
marsh; swamp; obsession; addiction; ugly man; retard
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair); grip (e.g. of death)
noisily (crowd of people talking); clamorously; in a hubbub; jabberingly; chatteringly; buzzingly
ability; performance; efficiency
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
small stream; brooklet; murmuring (as of a stream)
upper reaches (of a river); upper stream; top; upper part; long ago; beginning; first
reality; real state of affairs; true state of affairs; true form of all things as they are; ultimate reality
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar