bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
turning point; critical juncture; knot (in a tree, etc.)
a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that
to divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)
dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
sense of values; values; value system
recollection; reminiscence
moving; relocation; change of address; transfer (of deeds, property, etc.); demise
swing and a miss; (punching and) failing to make contact; (ending in) failure; fruitless effort
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
constitutional; relating to character, structure, nature, etc.
encouragement; incentive; stimulus
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
strenuous effort; hard struggle; working hard; hard fighting; fierce fighting
to dig down; to dig into (a matter); to delve into; to probe into
unexpected meeting; coincidence
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
wetting; love affair; lover
soaking (wet); wringing; dripping; drenched
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
interruption (e.g. of a conversation)
to wrench open; to break open; to pry open; to prise open; to force open
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
fold; pleat; folds (e.g. of a mountain); crease; (hidden) detail; nuance
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
discharge of water (from a river, dam, etc.); drainage; spraying water (on); hosing
colorless and transparent
wee-wee; pee-pee; number one
to spout (of a whale); to blow (water and air from a blowhole); to squirt (female ejaculation)
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay