to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
element; component; factor; element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
something thrown in (with a purchase); something extra; (giving a) discount; price reduction; addition; embellishment (e.g. to a story)
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
to face on; to look out on to
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination; unit (i.e. one comprised of many); group; credit (in school, university, etc.); point
protracted war; war of attrition
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
going through; going via; going by way of
dining; dining room; meal
aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing
stimulus; stimulation; impetus; impulse; excitement; thrill
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
spoiled; spoilt; ruined; wasted (chance, etc.); messed up; destroyed
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; struck dumb with astonishment
cooking stove; burner (gas, electric, etc.); range; cooktop; hob
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
vegetable; marijuana; cannabis
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
central; main; just (done); counter for consecutive losses
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
retort (vessel used for distillation); retort (airtight vessel used to heat and sterilize canned or retort-pouch food)
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
brown colour (created by roasting or firing)