pit of the stomach; solar plexus; place where water falls
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
supplication; appeal; entreaty; petition
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
school route; street for students going to and from school (esp. on foot)
immediately; right away; on the spot
deployment; spreading out; dispersal
scene; sight; scenario; setting
(taking a) spectacular photograph; photo taken at just the right moment
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
one thin flat object; one sheet
to sell like hot cakes; to fly off the shelves
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
idling; lazing; slovenly; flirting; philandering; womanizing
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
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.)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to put back in a good mood; to cheer up
to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
reduction by half; halving
left in a state of neglect; left to go to ruin; left to run wild (e.g. of a garden)
sharp increase; sudden rise
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game