to abbreviate; to abridge; to omit; to leave out; to take; to capture
to speak words (of); to speak (to); to say (something); to say some (kind, comforting, etc.) words
to drink up; to drink to the last drop; to drink (a glass) dry; to drain (one's glass); to empty; to down (a drink)
Extinct (conservation status); EX
to be started; to begin (of a battle, contest, campaign, etc.)
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
sound wave; acoustic wave
audible range; hearing range
to be curious; to wonder; to marvel
doping (in sports); doping (of a semiconductor)
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)
temporary; transient; trifling; trivial; careless; perfunctory
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
there's no knowing; there's no telling; it's anyone's guess; who knows?
to (hit and) crush; to smash; to squash; to defeat soundly; to crush (an opponent, hopes, etc.)
to crawl out of; to creep out of
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
thud thud (esp. footsteps); clump clump
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
danger to oneself; (fear of) one's physical safety
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; contraction; atrophy
to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)
to wait for a favorable chance; to wait for a favourable chance
arrangement of stones in a garden
priority; order of precedence
how things should be; the way something ought to be; ideal state; ideal form
to compose; to put together
(giving) instruction (esp. in the secrets of an art, discipline, etc.); initiation; teaching; passing on; imparting
carving; engraving; sculpture
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
full length; total length; overall length