load; loading; weight (of a load)
cave-in; collapse; sinking; depression (e.g. of the skull); subsidence
to take measures; to work out a plan; to lecture; to read aloud; to confer
die all together; go to the grave together
blind acceptance; blind belief; credulity
one's hand (when playing cards); name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to show one's age (e.g. to start creaking at the joints); to wear out (e.g. machinery)
feeling chilly; nervous; anxious; frightened
empty threat; bluff; paper tiger
several (objects, usu. from two to six)
vexing; irritating; impatient
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
to gain a victory; to win
to envision how things will turn out (usu. unfortunate); to have foresight; to be able to see the future
dispatch of troops; despatch of troops
the end of the line; the end of the road; curtains
to think (something) strange
to vitalize (e.g. an industry); to invigorate; to energize; to establish (e.g. a company); to build up; to set up
having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance
to slip out (e.g. from one's fingers); to cleanly forget
to get out of shape; to lose shape
piece of meat; cut of meat
revolution; gyration; whirling; rotation
halo; aureole; aureola; halo (optical phenomenon); glory
black and white; right and wrong
classification; color coding; colour coding; color keying; colour keying; differentiation using different colors (colours)
dashing around on a horse; running around; exerting oneself (for another)
impossible proposition; unreasonable proposal; tall order
unless (you do something)
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address
to decapitate; to take (someone's) head off; to depose; to topple
to sob; to be choked with tears