string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out
to begin to get dark; to begin to set (the Sun)
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
tolerance level; permissible range; acceptable limits
tall, lanky person; bean pole; tall and thin; tall and lanky
traction; towing; hauling; driving (e.g. economic growth)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
bad boy; naughty child; brat
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
to crawl towards; to creep up to
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
history of; experience of
child; childish person; immature person
to take; to catch; to capture
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
dusk; nightfall; twilight
desire to tease; desire to cause mischief
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
to grow taller (of people)
cost of one's food; one's board
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)