action; operation; process; agency; effect; function
dispatch; despatch; transmission; informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling
firm; strong; solid; stable
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
one class (of students); one group (of people); one set (of items); one pair
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
choices; alternatives; options
comparatively; quite; rather; rate; ratio; percentage
child (esp. one of elementary school age or younger)
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in (e.g. mud); to get bogged down in; to get lodged in
seashore; coast; seaside; waterfront; beach
running the whole distance
good; wonderful; splendid; understood; got it; OK
madness; craziness; insanity
time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
wicked person; evil person; bad child; naughty child; bad thing; mischief
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
literally; to the letter; literal
on the brink of collapse; in a state of near-collapse
model; prototype; archetype; (sewing) pattern
to gesture to come closer; to beckon; to call; to summon
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
to wake up (someone; by calling out); to awaken; to bring back (e.g. memories); to evoke; to recall
each place; various places
waking; waking up; awakening
pride; boast; credit (to)
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth