affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
victory goes to the one who makes the first move; being quick to take action leads to victory; the early bird gets the worm
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to correct oneself; to restate
living thing; organism; creature; biology
without omission; in full
universal; general; ubiquitous; omnipresent
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
standing on formality; in a reserved manner; treating a friend as a stranger; unduly distant; formal
to be crushed; to be squashed (flat); to be discouraged
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
frequent; continual; constant; great; intense; strong
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to be in danger of; to be liable to
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
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)