to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
wastepaper; scrap of paper; paper scraps
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
to be disgusted; to be repulsed; to get the creeps
to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (forever); to continue to conceal
restive horse; runaway horse; out of control horse
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
top of the shoulders; tip of the shoulder; collar
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
choosing a site (e.g. for industry); deciding on a location; standpoint; position
raging waves; stormy seas; hardships; troubles; adversities
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
down quilt; feather quilt; feather duvet; eiderdown
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
rain and wind; driving rain; the elements
extreme cold; intense cold; coldest season; midwinter
thick (paper, cloth, etc.); heavy
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
to warm oneself (e.g. at a fire)
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
tired feeling; feeling of exhaustion; sense of fatigue; fatigability
thickheaded; slow-witted; phlegmatic; slow (of one's movements); sluggish
health management; health maintenance; health care
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone