to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
to print (on); to insert (an illustration); to stencil (a pattern); to instill (a thought, impression, etc.); to imprint (e.g. on one's subconscious)
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense)
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
flat; even; level; plain (language, words, etc.); simple
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
foot towel; cloth for wiping the bottoms of one's feet
mat; canvas (in boxing or wrestling)
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
head; brains; intellect; understanding
to bud; to sprout; to arise; to begin to grow
circuit; cycle (e.g. Krebs cycle); cycle; loop
preferential treatment; special treatment; different treatment; express delivery; special delivery
secrecy; highly classified information
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
kiss; squeak (of a mouse); with a slurp
within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
much less; to say nothing of
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
as (for); for; in the capacity of
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
don't you think?; indicates question
confused fight; free-for-all; melee; dogfight; scuffle; rough-and-tumble
a short time ago; a while ago; for some time
common knowledge; well-known fact
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
memory; sense; experience
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
to use up (all one's strength, ideas, etc.); to exert oneself; to do one's best
direct transmission (of mystery, skill, secret, etc.); initiation
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
living flesh; flesh and blood; living (human); raw (flesh, esp. fish)
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
artificial; man-made; imitation; synthetic
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
high and low (social standing)
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse