growing en masse in one location (of plants); living gregariously (of animals); living in flocks, herds, colonies, etc.; all living creatures
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
live decoy (for hunting); decoy; bait; lure
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
tight turn; adaptability; flexibility; maneuverability
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
(inflectional) ending of a word; end of a sentence
weak ending; tapering; anticlimax; tame ending
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
to rise (of smoke, steam, etc.); to go up
to tan (i.e. suntan); to burn
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
to shout; to cry (out); to scream; to clamor (for or against); to advocate; to insist
without looking aside; looking neither right nor left; wholeheartedly; single-mindedly
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
strong interaction; strong force
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
joints; points (of a speech)
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
burdening; bearing; load (electrical, mechanical, etc.); stress; stress testing (of physical function or performance); provocative testing