foolishness; stupidity; silliness
common knowledge; well-known fact
desperate measure; last-ditch effort
big-boned; sturdily built; stout; solid (plan, storyline, etc.)
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
(feeling a chill or shiver) suddenly; (feeling) chilly; chillily; with a sudden sense of dread (or fear, etc.); (being) suddenly (afraid, frightened, etc.); suddenly (breaking out in a cold sweat)
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
an unsettled course of action; (orders or laws) being revised often with no guiding principles
although I say; although one might say; although called
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
type of cleromancy divination (described in the Book of Changes) performed with long sticks; The Book of Changes; Yijing; I Ching
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
to deduct; to take away; to make allowances for something; to bear something in mind; to ebb and flow
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
production (e.g. play); direction
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
whole army; whole team; all armies; all teams
alone; by oneself; on one's own
speculation; thinking; meditation
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
notebook; memorandum; commonplace book
remedial measure; countermeasure; counter-measure; relief measure; remedy
to give directions; to issue instructions
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
admiration; wonder; astonishment
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
personnel management; personnel administration
requisition; commandeering; conscription
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
competent; suitable; qualified
objection; dissent; protest
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
minority group (party); minority
to tear off; to pluck off; to take forcibly