to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
maid; helper; help; assistance
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; struck dumb with astonishment
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
in its entirety; whole; wholly
to take a breath; to take a short rest
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
to listen again; to ask again
tribe; race; group (of people who share a common feature); gang; tribe (taxonomic rank); group (in the periodic table)
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
legitimate; orthodox; traditional
pilling; lint; furball; hairball; trichobezoar
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
form; shape; figure; morph
interference; intervention; meddling
rule; reign; government; governing
pure-bred (usu. animal); pure-blooded; thoroughbred
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
exclusive; exclusionary; restrictive; clannish
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
(political) power; authority; influence
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
lacking skill; uninspiring; unexciting; dull; unrefined; boring (from being too plain)
feel uneasy; on tenterhooks; in suspense; on pins and needles
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
to tighten; to fasten tight; to constrict; to control strictly; to put pressure on; to squeeze (e.g. an economy)
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to be on edge; to be nervous; to be sharp (of a voice, words, etc.); to be harsh