reality; actuality; hard fact
(animal) collar; necklace; choker
lead; leading; leading (in points, goals, etc.); getting ahead; lead (from a base); lead (of an article); lede
to be moreish; to have a quality that encourages you to eat (drink) more of them after; to have lingering effects
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
mercy; compassion; clemency; rufous hawk-cuckoo; northern hawk-cuckoo
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
kind; tender-hearted; compassionate
virgin (usu. female); maiden; virgin (e.g. forest); unspoiled by human activity; debut; maiden (e.g. voyage)
to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer
pleasant (of a sensation); comfortable; cheerful; happy; smooth (of function); working well
attacking a fleeing enemy; additional blow to an already unfortunate situation; rubbing salt into a wound
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
being buried; remaining unknown; being forgotten; being absorbed (e.g. in research); being immersed
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
stimulus; stimulation; impetus; impulse; excitement; thrill
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
cry (of an animal); call; chirp; song; caw; roar
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
sullenly; taciturnly; morosely; taciturn person; uncommunicative person
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
to throw away; to abandon; to give up; to relinquish; to lay down (one's life)
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
completely; entirely; totally
adds emphasis to the following verb or indicates that the action is done forcefully or violently
insertion; interposition; interpolation; infix
pleading; entreaty; supplication; petition
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited