to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
just because; even if; even though
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
divergence; alienation; deviation; estrangement; separation; detachment
peace (esp. of the world); tranquillity; calm
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
to push away; to push aside; to shove
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
as before; as ever; as it was originally
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)
close to the wall; alongside the wall
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
compact disk; CD; cash dispenser; (negotiable) certificate of deposit
to slope; to descend; to slide (snow, etc.)
case (e.g. receptacle, condition, event, legal action, letter style, etc.); Computer-Aided Software Engineering; CASE
piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper
to dart away; to dart off; to gallop away
to clear away; to remove; to demolish
rack; ruck (rugby); lac; luck
to glance at; to look at; to scan; to run one's eyes over
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
curse; spell; malediction
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
increasing the number of staff; hiring more people
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
to entrance; to possess; to enthrall
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
summer vacation; summer holiday
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection