thousands; several thousand
prescription (of medicine); formula
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening
drug; medicine; (illegal) drug; narcotics
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
sign; indication; omen; symptom
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
script; screenplay; scenario
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
final; eventual; ultimate
within the limits (framework, boundaries, price, etc.)
crispy; crunchy; tearing; ripping; spirited; energetic
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
to become empty; to be emptied
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
with a clink; with a tap; with a click; instantly (fall asleep)
gradually; slowly but steadily
twelve o'clock; midnight; noon
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
long ago; a long time ago; already
closing of a park (e.g. theme park, botanical garden, etc.)
business; work; operations; service; duties
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to speak words (of); to speak (to); to say (something); to say some (kind, comforting, etc.) words
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
front; frontage; facade; main
intermediate color; intermediate colour; neutral color or tint; neutral colour
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket