clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
to become completely chilled
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
foster father; adoptive father
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
negotiations; discussions; connection
place; room; margin; scope
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
seven (long cylindrical things)
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
four (long cylindrical things)
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to punch; to hit and hit; to stamp out; to pierce; to bore into; to knock down walls
example; specimen; sample
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
normalcy; normality; normal
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation