piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
to be attentive to small details; to be attentive to others (or others' concerns); to have one's mind turn groundlessly to something negative
dead branch (or twig, etc.); withered branch
same; similar; (just) like; equal
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
the most; the best; the greatest; supreme; unrivalled; unsurpassed
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
on bad terms; at loggerheads
to get over a bad mood; to get back in a good mood; to brighten up; to recover one's temper; to feel oneself again
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
journey; route of a journey
inquiry; enquiry; question; searching; looking for
being startled; getting a shock
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
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
subsidence; sinking; fall (of a city, fortress, etc.); surrender; fall (in position, rank, etc.); demotion
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
one or two; a couple; a few; first and second (place); the top two
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
irrespective of the occasion; indiscriminately
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; spectator; viewer