to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
choices; alternatives; options
small fraction; small proportion
artificiality; pretence; contrived act; commission (of a crime); feasance
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
to induce (somebody to do something); to tempt; to act toward (somebody in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
long time; long interval; for quite some time
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
generosity; magnanimity; tolerance; length and capacity; measures
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
assuming that ...; supposing that ...
without; but if; otherwise; or else
fleecy clouds (esp. cumulus clouds)
floating; drifting; weightlessness; softly; gently; lightly
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
square; formal; prim; stuffy
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
flexible; lithe; soft; pliable
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
in short; in a nutshell; in a word; to cut a long story short
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
disturbance; riot; mayhem
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties