flowers; beautiful; spectacular
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
to be gouged; to be hollowed; to become hollow
piece of meat; cut of meat
to bend down; to bow down; to prostrate oneself; to hide oneself
being dotted with; being scattered
prototype; model; pattern; archetypal
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
person who has rendered distinguished service
midway; halfway through; in the course of
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
everywhere; all over; throughout
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
change of color; change of colour; fading; discoloration; discolouration
cross (for crucifixion); the Cross (of Christ)
number of long thin objects (movies, TV programs, baseball games, etc.) (programmes)
detestable; despicable; abhorrent
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
attitude to life; form of existence; way of life
hard worker; hardworking person
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
fly in the ointment; small flaw in otherwise perfect object; only trouble; only fault
substitute article; back-up
to begin to walk; to set out
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
battlefield; battleground
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to turn against; to become an enemy
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to breathe one's last; to pass away; to die; to expire
landscape gardening; landscape architecture
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch