grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
mental; mental health; mental state; mental resolve
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
education; training; discipline
in accordance with; according to
to chatter pointlessly; to waste one's breath
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
popular name; common name; given name
different opinion; objection
to lose hair; to become bald; to become bare (e.g. a mountain becomes bare of trees)
explanation; interpretation
(one) could even say that
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
to strike (each other); to come to blows; to fight (each other); to speak (to each other)
briskly; quickly; promptly
taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment
to have a talk; to tell a story
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
terminus; last stop (e.g. train)
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
in good health; alive and well; going strong
to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different
dozens; scores of; decades
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
you could say; you might say; verging on the
soil; breeding ground; fertile ground (for); foundation (for the development of ...)
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex