to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to pickle; to preserve (in salt, vinegar, etc.)
tunnel; (mining) gallery; level; shaft; pit
bubble; foam; froth; suds; lather; head (on beer)
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
to tear off; to rip off; to peel off
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
guess; conjecture; surmise
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another; successively
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
vacant space; aperture; gap; opening
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to encamp; to take up a position
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
felling timber; cutting down trees; logging; lumbering
to forbid; to ban; to prohibit; to suppress (a feeling, laughter, etc.); to hold back (e.g. tears)
this is my chance; this is the (opportune) moment; here's an opportunity (that can't be passed up)
flourishing (of plants); thriving; luxuriant growth; growing lushly; rankness (of weeds)
building (a temple, palace, etc.); construction; erection
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
to breathe (heavily); to pant; to gasp; to live
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
habitat; home (e.g. of the tiger)
to be collected (of clams, etc.); to be gathered (of mushrooms, herbs, etc.); to be picked (of fruit, etc.); to be able to collect; to be able to extract; to be able to get
way of reciting; way of telling a story
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
free (of charge); gratuitous
the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); (just before the) edge
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best