absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
meeting place; rendezvous (point); roll-call (assembly) point; appointed (designated) place
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
to go back to square one; to make a fresh start; to be back where one started
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
natural disaster; natural calamity; act of God
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
starting point; starting line
shaking (something) out; starting point; beginning; drawing (e.g. of a bill); issue; throw (of dice); infusion (remedy)
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
to spend time (on doing something)
solely; entirely; only; sharing; together
forming; shaping; casting; molding; adult form
edition; version; plate; block; counter for editions of a publication
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
getting free admission on the strength of one's name; being let in somewhere because one is recognized
row; line; group (of peers); ranks (of); sequence; series (taxonomic rank)
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
to pile up; to accumulate
to keep one's feet on the ground; to be down to earth
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection; fondness
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually