virile; tough; masculine; intense
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
participation; joining; entry; adherence
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
command; lead; generalship; leadership
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin
corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
very much; very many; more and more
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
flexible; lithe; soft; pliable
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
in the end; at the end of the day
negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination
to put one's strength into