cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
to be slow; to not make progress; to be inefficient
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
cracks or fissures in the ground
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
means of transportation; transport service
to happen to have on hand or in stock
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to kill by hitting; to beat to death; to slaughter
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
by means of; due to; because of; according to
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed
to start working; to take action
to shut in; to confine; to contain
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
to give off sparks; to spark; to scintillate; to have a heated argument; to combat; to do something fiercely
causing concern; (lit.) bad for the heart
big frame; large figure; huge body
to wind (of a road, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling