ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
big leakage; uncontained leak
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
saying all one has to say (usu. negative, e.g. complaints, insults, etc.)
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
long ago; a long time ago; already
beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future
continuation; continuance; maintenance; persistence; going on
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
looking pale; looking unwell
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
(feeling a chill or shiver) suddenly; (feeling) chilly; chillily; with a sudden sense of dread (or fear, etc.); (being) suddenly (afraid, frightened, etc.); suddenly (breaking out in a cold sweat)
abdomen; abdominal region; belly; middle part
regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly
breathing of a sleeping person
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
absolutely; definitely; unconditionally
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
grove of miscellaneous trees; copse; coppice; thicket
(verbal) message; word (from someone)
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
the usual; as it always is; said; that (previously-mentioned person or object); (arch.) in the usual way
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
to look down on; to make light of
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
redoing; doing over again