tough measure; firm step; strong measure
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
long (time that has passed); old (story)
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
federal government (e.g. USA, Australia, Mexico, Germany, Canada)
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
while; even though; despite
gossipy; abusive; critical; jabbering
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
lucky; fortunate; timely; convenient
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
heart-wrenchingly; with a thrill in one's heart
long-play (record); long-playing; linear programming; line printer; laser printer; Liberal Party
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
residence; abode; dwelling