brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
support; backing; patronage
putting an idea into someone's head; suggestion; hint
by sheer strength; by brute force
simplification (character, hair-style, etc.); unbalancing an opponent
everywhere; all over; throughout
beehive; hive; something full of holes; (fig.) Swiss cheese; beef reticulum; honeycomb tripe
dressing oneself up to look young; altering one's appearance to look young; dressing younger than one's age
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration
reading (farsighted) glasses; spectacles for the aged
sudden and unexpected; coming out of nowhere; out of the blue
festival merrymaking; revelry
chairman; moderator; toastmaster; master of ceremonies; chairperson; host (of a TV show, etc.)
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
substitute (actor); stand-in; fill-in; understudy; double
moderator; host; chairman
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
to rub (on); to wipe; to daub; to lay (the blame on someone); to pin; to shift
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
hellfire; flames of hell; raging fire; large fire; fire that consumes an evildoer
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
gravel; ballast; pebbles; child; rugrat; ankle-biter
coming flying in (of migratory birds, airborne sand, etc.); coming by airplane
overweight; too heavy (burden, workload, etc.); too severe
stone weight (as used on pickle-tub covers); weight (as used in balances)
heel (of a shoe); heel; bad guy; player of villain roles
annoyance; irritation; vexation; abdominal spasms; convulsions; cramps
irrespective of the occasion; indiscriminately
to become serious; to take something seriously (e.g. a joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (esp. at something trivial); to get worked up
(another's) child; child; kid
bright place; the light; the open; light of day; public knowledge
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
noisily (esp. the noise of heavy feet)
assistance; backing; reinforcements