to feel shy; to be bashful; to blush
to fling; to throw off (clothes); to kick off (boots)
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
container; receptacle; vessel; packaging
to move forward; to move on
tackle (e.g. rugby); fishing tackle
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
indeterminate form; undefined; indefinite; unstructured
to have both; to possess both; to combine with
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
to pour into (liquids); to pump into
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
to repaint; to paint again; to break (a record); to rewrite; to remake
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
unprecedented; never seen before
scale; scope; plan; structure
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon