shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
stupidity; silliness; asininity; imbecility; dim-wittedness
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to abbreviate; to omit; to take; to capture
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
as before; as ever; as it was originally
cruel; inhumane; callous; brutal
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
unfairness; injustice; partiality
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
crafty; vicious; unscrupulous; sharp
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
trembling or quavering voice
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
to grow light; to become white; to turn grey (gray)
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to score points with (a person)
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
recovery; rescue; recapture
charming; fascinating; voluptuous
under one's arm; (in) the armpit
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
parting; separation; farewell
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)