to abandon; to give up on; to desert
to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
end of work day; end of school term; end of school year
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
to hold a child in one's arms; to embrace a child; to provide for a child (children)
to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
driver (of a vehicle); screwdriver; driver (golf); driver; device driver
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
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)
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
to give up on; to turn one's back (on); to abandon; to forsake; to dump (e.g. romantic partner)
premises; grounds; campus; compound; precincts
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
to choke; to have trouble breathing
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
not bad; not half bad; pretty good
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
backing paper (for a photo, painting, etc.); mat; mount
surroundings; environs; circumference
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; marijuana; cannabis
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge