to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
source (of a spring, etc.); source (of payment, energy, knowledge, etc.); origin; wellspring
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
madness; craziness; insanity
large and rough; big and tough; unrefined; rustic; extreme; excessive
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to throw at; to turn; to raise
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
ignoring; disregarding; taking no notice of; refusing to comment on; turning a deaf ear to
brawny; muscular; impressive; gigantic
awareness that somebody will be hard to deal with; awareness that one is not good at something; (feeling) not up to doing something
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
cooperation; collaboration
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
to pant (while rushing); to gasp; to puff and blow
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
eternal; unlimited; endless
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
internal organs; intestines; viscera
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
to pluck; to pick; to tear
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly