to collect the best; to put together the cream of the crop
fresco (technique of blending wet plaster with water-based paint); (laboratory) flask
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
failure; defective article; dead loss; good-for-nothing; worthless person; flop
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
one way or the other; either way
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
in a crowd; ganging up (on); joining forces
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
human rights; civil liberties
to throw into; to toss into
bombarding; shelling; bombardment
arm; skill; efforts; ability
instant; moment; for an instant
propulsive power; driving force
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
other than; excluding; without
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
deep sea; depths of the sea; ocean depths
to fight; to compete; to contest; to argue; to dispute heatedly
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
barrier wall; bulkhead; partition; septum; diaphragm
(all) at once; at the same time; in one go; right away; in an instant
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
discovery; detection; finding
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
wonderful; splendid; magnificent