in the ground; in the earth; underground; subterranean
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
to stand on end (of hair)
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction
going around; orbiting; circling; circumference; girth; surroundings
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
the height of folly; sheer stupidity
counter for laps or circuits; perimeter; Zhou dynasty (of China; approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk (drive)
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
fitness training; development of physical strength; building stamina; keeping up one's fitness
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
to be based (on); to be founded (on); to be grounded (on); to be due to; to come (from); to arise (from)
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
utmost limits; extremity; limit
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
forward (position); attacker; forwarding (an email); forward (contract)
fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
quiet unsociable person; obstinate person; blockhead
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; gibe
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
to have more wins than losses; to lead an opponent (e.g. by two games); to be ahead (in wins); to take the lead (in points, goals, etc. during a match)
dullard (gen. from not picking up on other people's feelings)
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
to throw oneself (into an activity)
to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep
the way it was; the way it used be; as of old; in former times
point of view; viewpoint; angle; visual point (position of the eye in calculations of optical instruments)
booking; reservation; making a booking
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
inner citadel; core; center; centre
abusive language; violent language; wild words
fighting words; inflammatory words; provocative remark
to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh