four (long cylindrical things)
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
vomiting blood; hematemesis
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
height (of a person); stature
dissection; autopsy; postmortem examination; analysis; postmortem
stand; rest; setting (of a gem); mounting; stock (in grafting); counter for machines and vehicles; level (e.g. price level)
burdening; bearing; load (electrical, mechanical, etc.); stress; stress testing (of physical function or performance); provocative testing
a long, long time ago; very long ago
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
to shake one's head (in denial)
as stated; verbatim; literally
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
under construction; in preparation
5th day of the month; five days
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
to have an accident; to meet with an accident
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
dregs; lees; grounds; pent-up feelings
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house
to settle peacefully; to work out peacefully; to come to an amicable solution; to become reconciled
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable