theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
lifeline; matter of life or death; indispensable thing; life line (in palm reading)
numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles
to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
to tighten; to press hard
hasty; impatient; restless; rash
to blunder; to fail; to make a mistake
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
(one's) wife; (someone's) wife; landlady
both are bad; neither is good; one's as bad as the other; both are to blame; six of one, half a dozen of the other
to be completely boiled; to be boiled to a turn
waste heat; remaining heat; residual heat
last; final; end; conclusion; rust
yeah, yeah; whatever; yes; sure; hello; giddy-up
diet; losing weight by any method (e.g. exercise)
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
springy (texture); doughy; elastic
red gurnard (Chelidonichthys spinosus); gurnet; sea robin
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour