reception (e.g. of visitors); dealing with
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
disinfection; sterilization; sterilisation
to talk; to chat; to chatter
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
absorbent cotton; cotton wool
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
antiseptic solution; disinfectant solution
to paint over heavily; to plaster up
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
blow; hit (on the body); beating
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to squander (one's money); to run through (one's fortune); to lose money (e.g. by gambling)
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
to pin the enemy down; to glare another down (and render impotent)
yell (of encouragement); cheering (esp. for a school sports team)
restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
fall; decrease; knocking down; flooring; being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion, etc.); being down (e.g. with a cold); going down (of a computer system, server, etc.)
influence; effect; impact
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
with a friendly grin; smilingly
blinding someone's eyes (to make an escape); smoke screen; distraction; magic (trick); sleight of hand
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
to fall ill; to become indisposed; to have one's physical condition deteriorate
for some reason or other; somehow or other; by some chance
god (esp. the Christian God)
part; section; part of the body; affected part (of the body); local (e.g. anesthesia); topical
calamity; disaster; misfortune