thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
long time; several hours; long spell
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
rumbling (of thunder, one's stomach, etc.); grumbling; rolling (of something large and heavy); tumbling; all over the place; everywhere; idly
to listen attentively to; to be absorbed in (listening to)
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
rage; fury; exasperation; indignation
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
steering; piloting; flying; management (of people); handling; manipulation
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
person willing to take on a role; willing candidate
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to hold the steering wheel; to drive (a car)
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
not knowing what's what; being unable to make heads or tails
suddenly (stick out, appear, extend, etc.); abruptly (protrude); unexpectedly
incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league
decoration; ornament; trimmings
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
rack; ruck (rugby); lac; luck
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
wide turn; detour; the long way around
to open some distance (e.g. with other people)
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
to fly about; to jump about; to bustle about
power; motive power; three-phase electricity
rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
angry voice; one's voice when shouting with anger
being brought to a standstill; being stranded; being stumped; being in a dilemma; dying while standing (and remaining standing); dying on one's feet
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in (e.g. mud); to get bogged down in; to get lodged in
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
finish; finishing; finishing touches