to strain (e.g. one's nerves); to be on edge; to be tense (of an atmosphere); to cover completely (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.); to spread over; to become covered (in)
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
maximum permissible level or dosage
unhappy; sad; miserable; wretched; gloomy; melancholic
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
interruption; discontinuance; suspension; cancellation (of a planned event); calling off
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
(not) even once; (not) ever
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
notes; comment; remark; annotation
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
watering hole; watering place
highest rank; highest position; high-end; highest-order; most-significant (e.g. bit)
stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon
straw skirt; grass skirt; traditionally worn by hunters and fishermen
pointing out; identification
knowledge (of a skill, art, etc.); proficiency; essentials; know-how; preparedness; readiness
reproductive (procreative) power; fertility
adaptation; accommodation; conformity
groundwork; foundation; inclination; aptitude; undercoat; first coat
all one has; all one's possessions
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
to make one's story to seem coherent; to adjust one's story to fit the situation
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
entrails; giblets; tripe; offal
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
half the number; half (of an amount); haploid (organism, cell, etc.); haplont
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
with no physical defects; in perfectly good health; sound in wind and limb
to be injured; to sustain a wound
judgment (of a crime); conviction; condemnation; beheading; decapitation
thicket; bush; coppice; brushwood
after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class