to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
by the way; meanwhile; on the other hand; by extension
round (table, collar, etc.); round; round; round (of a competition); round (of talks, esp. multilateral trade negotiations)
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
benefit; use; good; profit; gains
to crack (person's voice); to squeak
to tan (i.e. suntan); to burn
passionate; ardent; enthusiastic
1,000,000; one million; million; many
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
the rounds of tradesmen going door to door; route man; door-to-door tradesman; thief taker; secret policeman
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while traveling (travelling); present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
with the skin on; unskinned; unpeeled; unhusked
drawing water; black cotton hat (used as a prop)
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
to run at full speed; to run and run; to try one's hardest
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
unclear; indistinct; obscure; opaque; inarticulate; dim
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate
to get an upset stomach; to have diarrhea
to cease; to stop; to be over
unevenness; roughness; ruggedness; inequality; imbalance; unevenness
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
to knock (someone) down; to floor; to beat up; to deal a devastating blow (from which one cannot recover); to devastate (emotionally); to crush
small (of a grain or berry, etc.); small (in stature); limited (in abilities)
tingling; stinging; pungently
fragment; small piece; scrap; shred (e.g. of emotion); trace; bit
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
prescribed; designated; appointed; fixed
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
to part left and right; to open out
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment