earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
irritation; annoyance; frustration
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
lofty; sublime; noble; the sublime (aesthetics)
to be charged with a mission
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to turn over a new leaf; to mend one's ways; to reform
scene; spectacle; sight; view
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
no!; no no!; no, not at all
such; this sort of; like this
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
vulgar; in poor taste; cheap; low-brow
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
tedious; boring; being fed up with
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of a visitor's arrival); informing (someone) of a visitor's arrival
once in a lifetime; once in one's life
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative
name; given name; first name
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part
reigning (over a country); dominating; controlling; dictating
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted