vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
such; like that; that sort of; very
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
high street; town centre (center)
to turn over (in one's sleep); to toss and turn (in bed); to change sides; to double-cross; to betray
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray
to step firmly; to harden by treading
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
trivial; not amounting to much
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
(arch.) bracelet (made of stringed jewels or bells and worn at the elbow); bracer (for the elbow of an archer)
smell (esp. a good smell); fragrance; scent; aroma; perfume
slope; incline; slope (of a linear function); gradient (vector calculus)
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat