erasure; denial; obliteration; ignoring (an opinion)
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
together; at the same time; same; identical
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
soft; fragile; weak; poorly built; insubstantial
sensitive; susceptible; impressionable
hint; intimation; suggestion; inkling
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
neighbour to the left (person, building, etc.)
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to be born (with); to be born (to be); to be destined
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
ordinary person; unenlightened person
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
man and horse; rider and horse; centaur
very loose; slowly; leisurely
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
to pull tight; to brace; to tighten
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
while; even though; despite
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
to skin (one's knee); to graze; to scratch
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
hoarse voice; husky voice
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of