conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
to get a big surprise; to be astonished; to have one's breath taken away; to be taken aback
bizarre plan; perplexing strategy; outlandish scheme
fighting bravely; strenuous efforts
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
sleepiness; drowsiness; the sandman; Morpheus
to throw; to toss; to fling; to abandon (one's work); to give up; to lay aside
disentanglement puzzle; wire puzzle
to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
(staring) piercingly; (looking) hard
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
faint memory; vague memory; dim memory; vague recollection
to thin out (plants, seedlings, crops, etc.); to cull; to run on a curtailed schedule; to cut down; to kill a newborn child (due to financial difficulties)
lower part; foot; lower direction; left part of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage right (actor's POV)
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
low intelligence; low IQ; feeble-mindedness; unintelligent person; person with a low IQ
first and last (time, chance, etc.); (the) only
blanket; (rubber) blanket; (fusion reactor) blanket
toilet; lavatory; powder room
to be bad for health; to affect one's health
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
collection of books; (personal) library
general; popular; common; typical
proper; respectable; decent; honest
pressure; oppression; suppression
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
encyclopedia; encyclopaedia
complete set (of volumes); every volume; whole volume; whole film; whole reel
investigation; research; looking something up
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
pounding (of one's heart); throbbing; thumping; heartily (eating); devouring; munching
to jump up and down; to hop
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to incur someone's enmity
wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded