fossil; petrifaction; petrification; fossilization
to rub out; to clean off; to clear away; to efface; to erase
tone of voice (e.g. in a sweet tone); timbre
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
one lump; one body; one group
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered
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
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
itching to do something; impatient; sorely tempted; eager
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
suppressed laugh; smile; giggle; chuckle
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
not bad; not half bad; pretty good
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
dwelling; house; home; den (of criminals, demons, etc.); nest
to be violated; to be corrupted; to be polluted; to be stained
naming (esp. of a commercial product or company); branding
freezing (e.g. water); freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium; suspension (e.g. investment)
to cover fully; to wrap around
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
greening (i.e. planting to increase greenery); tree planting; afforestation
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
making (a report, plan, contract, etc.); drawing up; writing out; preparing; creating (a file, website, account, etc.)
enclosure; coralling; penning; enclosure (fencing off common land for individual ownership)
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from