one's own style; self-taught manner
quotation (to support one's argument); citation (e.g. of a precedent); invocation; claim
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
even scale; equilibrium; balance; equalization; equalisation
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
mobilization; mobilisation
gravel; ballast; pebbles; child; rugrat; ankle-biter
to make even; to make smooth; to make level; to average
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
dwelling; house; residence; address
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
physical evidence; material evidence
admission; incorporation; enlistment; enrollment
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
premeditated murder; deliberate murder; willful murder; wilful murder
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful
death in battle; killed in action
sea god; Poseidon; Neptune; sea; ocean
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook