a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
arm; skill; efforts; ability
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
annotation; explanatory note; comment
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
any more; any further; any better; any longer
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
decision; settlement; definition
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
three; three years of age
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond