fortress; stronghold; citadel
construction; architecture (of buildings)
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
observation; survey; watching
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
choices; alternatives; options
striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt
harmonious; peaceful; congenial; friendly; happy
to discuss; to talk together
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to look away; to avert one's eyes
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
bathing; washing one's body or hair; ablution; (arch.) receiving a blessing
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
seeming like an excuse; seeming like a justification; defensive; in an apologetic tone
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
depression; low spirits; dejection
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
transparency; degree of clearness
inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
flutter kick (swimming); the thrash
only; merely; but; no more than
basics; rudiments; elements; ABCs of ...
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback