to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
most favorite; in high favor
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in a web browser)
to complain; to make a complaint
reward; prize; treat; delight; small joy
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to catch (a wild animal or fish); to capture; to hunt; to win (a title, prize, etc.); to conquer
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
to become possible; to become able to (do)
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
suppression (of a riot, revolt, etc.); repression; putting down; quelling
inspection; examination; survey
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
pole; climax; extreme; extremity
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
notice; notification; announcement; disclosure; declaration
just because; even if; even though
store; reserve; stock; savings
one or two; a few; small number
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
to put up (a notice); to post
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
boisterously; roughly; briskly
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, a licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition