high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
love of; affection for; enthusiast for; being attractive to; being liked by
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement
young female rice planter; young girl
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
origin of a word; derivation of a word; etymology
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
degree of relative priority
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
to put into the mouth; to eat
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
amount of sugar; sugar content
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
to penetrate; to pervade; to spread
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
to confute; to argue down; to persuade; to convince; to prevail on
offstage; backstage; behind the scenes
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity