grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
tone (of voice); manner of talking
someone (something) not to be trifled with
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
to wait for a favorable chance; to wait for a favourable chance
(mind and) spirit; life energy; vitality; essence
literature; books (reference); document
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
stirring; slight movement
to rock; to shake; to swing
how long; how much; to what extent
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
lightly; easily; carelessly
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
to put one's strength into
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to send (something) flying; to splatter; to drive (something) off
to squash; to crush; to flatten
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
barren land; sterile soil; wasteland
legendary; fabled; fabulous
calamity; disaster; misfortune
writing; composition; essay; sentence
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
calamity; disaster; accident