settling or depositing (at the bottom of something); deposition; pigmentation; composure; calmness
to prevent; to take precautions
pact; convention; agreement
large crowd; large herd; large flock; large school; large shoal; swarm
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
next term; next period; next version; next release
since the beginning of the world; since the dawn of history
producing (people) in great numbers; appearing one after the other
inveigling; ensnaring; enticement; cajoling
framework (of a building); foundation; mainstay; support; supporter
master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
military family; warrior class
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
interior of the womb (of a pregnant woman); interior of the uterus; interior of a Buddhistic statue
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
another; different; something else
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
to make eyes at; to leer; to ogle; to ingratiate oneself; to toady; to flatter
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
polite; courteous; civil; friendship; (sexual) intimacy
creative work (e.g. artistic, literary)
absentmindedness; dreaminess; simpleton; fool
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation (photography); fixing
humorous; funny; amusing; laughable; hilarious; comical
to write (a person) up (in a positive or negative light); to write something up so that it stands out; to write up in an exaggerated fashion; to detail; to list
to evade (questions); to reply evasively; to beat around the bush; to throw up a smoke screen
truth is stranger than fiction
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
sleeping during the day; (afternoon) nap; siesta
appendix; supplement; annex; extra (of a newspaper or magazine)
hard to get; hard to come by
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
to rise to the highest possible rank