brown; light brown; tawny
to repaint; to paint again; to paint (a different colour); to change completely; to break (a record); to redraw (e.g. the map)
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
tearing limb from limb; tearing apart; cutting (a person) to pieces
gunport; embrasure; muzzle
tree stump; stubble (rice, etc.)
to install; to equip; to mount; to fix (in place); to set up
terrible; dreadful; tremendous; terrific; appalling; shocking
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
target practice; marksmanship; target shooting (e.g. at a fair)
single-person cell; isolation cell; solitary cell; solitary confinement cell
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
diagnosis; medical examination
matter (to attend to); business; affair; use; need
to pick out (with the fingers); to pull out; to throw out (e.g. of a bar); to drag out; to chuck out
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
bad habit; bad custom; evil practice; vice
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
dwelling; house; home; den (of criminals, demons, etc.); nest
farm house; country cottage
barn (for storage); shed; outbuilding
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
neighbouring house; neighboring house
in tufts; tufty; bushy; thick; luxuriant
long hair (usu. of a man)
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
medium; mediocrity; average
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
postponement; deferment; hesitation; delaying; suspended sentence
life circumstances; lifestyle; (family) finances
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)