bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
to shrivel (e.g. cut vegetables, skin); to wilt; to fade; to wither; to be wizened
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
to have an idea; to have a clue
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
majestic; commanding; imposing; stately; dignified; with pomp and circumstance
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
I got it; I see; I now know; so that's the reason
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
medical efficacy; effect of a medicine
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
to be absorbed in thought; to muse; to muse about; to think things through
nothing but; except; no more than
material; substance; matter
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
has never (done, occurred); there has never been an instance (where); there is no precedent (for)
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
to make one's own; to take possession of
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
proposal; proposition; suggestion
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
quickly; briefly; rashly; carelessly; (flowing) in trickles
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
sexual desire; sex drive; lust
castration; neutering; gelding; enervation; emasculation; taming
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
convenient; handy; useful
probe; inquiry; enquiry; investigation
to jerk one's chin; to nod toward; to point one's chin at
in turns; in series; in order; by rotation
to cut down; to chop down; to fell
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line