to grab attention; to attract notice; to be eye-catching
solid; strong; sturdy; durable; stout
principal occupation; core business
(handling) fee; charge (e.g. for a cancellation); commission; brokerage
pastime; hobby; favorite amusement; dissipation; debauchery; loose living
to contract (to do); to undertake; to take on (work); (arch.) to take responsibility for; (arch.) to be liable for
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
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 fall ill; to be taken ill
stout; well-fleshed; well-built; well-padded; plump
to dislocate one's back; to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise
when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)
to eat up; to consume (completely)
grandfather; male senior-citizen
to allow; to let (someone) do; to make (someone) do
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
to beat someone by ganging up on them
(opening a door) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) with a clatter; with a crash; (changing) completely; totally
external injury; external wound; (physical) trauma
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
even though; despite; when
splint; brace; epithesis; splice; support (e.g. for a plant); prop
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to entrap
what the hell; oh, great!; son of a gun; holy mackerel; oh no!; holy cow!
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
rolling (something) up by spinning it around; coiling
read-only memory; ROM; lurker (in an online community)
maple (tree); red leaves (of autumn); autumn colors; layered colors in garments, resembling autumn colors; venison
several sheets (flat objects)
medicine for reducing fever; antifebrile; antipyretic; febrifuge
to be unable to endure; to be unable to stand (something); to lose patience
to tighten; to fasten tight; to constrict; to control strictly; to put pressure on; to squeeze (e.g. an economy)
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from