to envelop; to blanket; to cloak
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
to be confused; to be flustered; to be at a loss
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
slow (slightly pejorative); dull; stupid
to ask a high price; to overcharge
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
having the luck to escape trouble (your behaviour has landed you in)
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
to be dead; to be lifeless
waste of labor or energy; waste of labour; vain effort
practical problem; practical matter
just one person; only one
to come to one's senses; to calm down
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
genius; prodigy; natural gift
to be awesome; to be extreme; to be incredible
to wet oneself; to be miserly; to be stingy
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
to praise highly; to sing the praises of; to applaud; to acclaim; to admire
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
invitation; bringing over; bringing about; giving rise to; causing
(one's) master; Lord; the main thing; the majority
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
hole; hollow; pothole (road, pavement, etc.)
tear; rip; rent; slit; crack; chasm
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
coward; weakling; scaredy cat; wimp; sissy
hairy caterpillar; woolly bear; pest; nudnik (nudnick)