to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
irritating; impatient; annoying; frustrating; vexing
blockhead; dunce; dimwit; dolt; slowcoach; slowpoke
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to accept (a gift or money)
troublesome (person, task, etc.); difficult; suffering; hardship; trouble
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
weakening; emaciation; decline
to lean (on, against); to rest (against); to recline; to rely on (someone); to depend on
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to wake; to wake up; to wear off (of drunkenness, anaesthesia, etc.); to regain consciousness; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
to speak; to hear a voice
to open (one's eyes) wide
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to pass from one's lips; to escape one's lips
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
how much; how many; to what extent
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to go out and away; to leave
sentencing; pronouncement of a verdict; passing of sentence; declaration (of a diagnosis, bankruptcy, decision, etc.); announcement; pronouncement
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
but; however; even though; even if
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to look happy; to look pleased; to make eyes (at someone); to ogle
to stand up; to get up; to recover; to regain one's energy; to (stand up and) take action; to rise up (against); to rise (from a crouch) and make the initial charge