to get information out of a person; to begin listening
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
thick (of a liquid); muddy; gooey
to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)
wherein; therein; thereinto
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
to pour into; to wash down; to insert (e.g. into a data stream)
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
opinion; point of view; visual point
to become settled; to be fixed
single word; a few words; brief comment
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
bet; wager; stake; gamble
family; relatives; dependents; household
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
duty; obligation; responsibility
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
one scene (e.g. in a movie)
slapping on (stamp, sticker); flopping down
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
point in common; common feature
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to be remembered; to go down in history