to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
octagon; star anise (Illicium verum); sailfin poacher (Podothecus sachi)
drill; gimlet; awl; auger
forward inclination (of the body); bending forward; anteversion
genuine; authentic; true; real
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
preservation; retainment; keeping
cave-in; collapse; sinking; depression (e.g. of the skull); subsidence
daring and resolute; having dauntless courage
to look upwards; to look up
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
to push (something) against
to use up (all one's strength, ideas, etc.); to exert oneself; to do one's best
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
to ask a high price; to overcharge
an issue being settled; a case being closed
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
marital quarrel; argument between husband and wife
to do someone in; to bump someone off
simplicity; convenience; easiness; quasi-
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
overnight stay; stopover; inn; hotel; anchorage; night duty
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
having a loose tongue; being talkative; speaking without thinking; being unable to keep a secret
squirrel (any mammal of family Sciuridae); Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)
the dark side; the seamy side
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
estate; homestead; house and land (it stands on); messuage