drift (of snow, leaves, etc.); hangout for social dropouts
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty
weakening; emaciation; decline
to lean over (and cover with one's body); to bend over (someone); to (stand tall and) lean on (someone); to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
to avoid misfortune; to escape danger
to be lazy; to be idle; to slack; to neglect (e.g. one's work); to be neglectful of; to skip (e.g. school)
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
compliance; conformance; adaptation; (immediate) response; (rapid) reaction
amplification; magnification; amplification; making larger
connection; link; relationship
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
patience; endurance; perseverance
to result in death; to lead to death; to be fatal (e.g. disease)
to break (by kicking); to kick down (e.g. a door); to kick open; to smash through (e.g. the enemy); to rout
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
to run around; to bustle about
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
in bad taste; vulgar; tasteless
bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye); indigo (dye); indigo (colour)
description; expression (in words); qualification (e.g. of a noun with an adjective); form; figure; appearance
falling object; fallen object
soft; flabby; spongy; mushy; soggy
to tumble down; to roll down
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
in advance; beforehand; previously; ahead of time