to provide; to furnish; to equip; to install
dress; outfit; equipment; makeup; adornment; guise
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
to put together; to combine; to join together; to match against (e.g. in a sport)
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
to surge; to well up; to gush out
(large number of people, esp. students) singing and dancing around a bonfire at night
occurring in succession; doing in succession; firing in rapid succession; volley of shots; volley (of questions, abuse, etc.); stream
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
one may well say so, but ...; even more than
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
to express (in words); to confess
triumphant pose (assumed by an athlete, etc.)
to be pleased; to be in a good mood
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to be by far the best; to be much better; to excel; to be exceptional; to be prominent; to be outstanding
absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted
call; summons; convening; convocation
to call together; to convene
self-taught method; one's own way; one's own style
cordial welcome; hearty welcome; kind treatment; hospitality
fixed number; certain number; given number; definite number
record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)
to tinker with; to fumble with; to fiddle with; to twiddle
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
stock; inventory; stocking up (e.g. on food); (soup) stock; stock; share; stock (point-in-time economic quantity)
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
counter for (small) things or pieces; counter for military units; (an) individual; one person; counter for years (of age difference); counter for school-years
slightly bitter (taste); bittersweet (memory, experience, etc.)
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
trade; business; occupation; profession; job
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
to sit at a desk (to study); to be at one's desk; to set to work on revision, homework, etc.