to carry in one's hand; to have in one's hand; to lead (e.g. troops); to present (an issue, policy, artistic work, etc.); to take up
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to rub on; to rub against; to lay the blame on; to strike (a match)
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
to shake off; to throw off
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
neighbour to the left (person, building, etc.)
young girl; lass; adolescent female
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
abusive language; foul language
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
column (e.g. in newspaper); stand-alone feature article framed by a box
to find out; to discover; to locate
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
carelessness; inattention; thoughtlessness
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done