contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
cola (carbonated soft drink); kola tree (Cola acuminata, etc.); cola tree
to take offense (at); to take offence (at); to feel hurt (by)
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
lick; bottom card of the draw pile; (arch.) tasting (a nobleman's) medicine to see if it contains poison; (arch.) medicine taster
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp
to be the first to speak; to break the silence; to open something for the first time; to broach (e.g. a cask); to break a seal
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
being too late; losing one's final chance
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
indifferent; unconcerned; nonchalant; unmindful; inattentive; careless
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
unknown; obscure; insignificant
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
to prowl after; to keep watch on
to arrive; to come to pass
to make sure; to make doubly sure
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
armed might; military power; the sword; force
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
to unfold; to unroll; to open
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
place; room; margin; scope
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
to change the position of
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
some nerve (as in 'you must have some nerve to ...')
feeling of fellowship; fellow feeling
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis