considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
(animal) collar; necklace; choker
fetters; shackles; restraints
half asleep and half awake; trance; dream and reality
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
corrosion; etching; action of acid; saprophagy
spurt of blood (from one's victim)
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)
being buried; remaining unknown; being forgotten; being absorbed (e.g. in research); being immersed
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
evaluation; criticism; commenting on; assessment; estimation
to smile (at); to grin (at)
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
trembling from fear; trembling all over
with all one's strength; with all one's might
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy