secrecy; highly classified information
to mark the end; to spell the end
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
load; heavy burden; encumbrance; heavy freight; heavy responsibility
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to comfort; to console; to amuse
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
performance (at a party or banquet, etc.); side show; entertainment
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
vague; desultory; distracted; loose; half-hearted; diffuse
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
to feel like; to feel inclined to do
in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
heart; guts; nerve; central part
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude