evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
to establish; to formulate
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
cumulonimbus; gigantic columns of clouds (in summer); thunderhead
to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
ready with a rifle leveled
battle formation; military formation
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
iron hammer; (fig.) crushing blow
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
hours of operation (machine, etc.); uptime
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
to begin to fall (rain, etc.)
treatment; service; handling; management
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
dropping; unloading; grated vegetables, fruit, etc.; grater; using new tools (or clothes, etc.); new tools (or clothes, etc.)
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
non-slip device (material, tread, etc.); non-skid; anti-slip; back-up option (esp. with regard to university admissions); back-up choice; insurance choice
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
railing; guard rail; (arch.) (shining) brightly (of the moon or stars); (arch.) (flowing) endlessly (of tears)
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up