merger (of companies, towns, etc.); combination; union; amalgamation; consolidation; coalition
(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?
inadequacy; inappropriateness; unfitness; impropriety
to do something useless; to gild the lily; to gild refined gold; (lit.) to build a roof atop the roof
creed; belief; conviction; article of faith
by all means; by all costs
failure is the mother of success
to fertilize; to fertilise; to manure; to enrich
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
waypoint (e.g. with a GPS); checkpoint
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
to sympathize deeply with; to strike a chord of sympathy
to be worn down; to be reduced
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
pure; innocent; naive; unspoilt; pure-hearted; ingenuous
person who enlivens an atmosphere; person who lifts the mood of others; person who inspires a team; life of the party
to tease; to banter; to make fun of (someone)
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
leaving (fleeing) the capital
a long time ago; in those days
tepid water; lukewarm water; comfortable; easy; relaxed
to think of; to come up with
to be idle; to slacken; to neglect (e.g. one's work)
skill learned in one's former days; using one's experience from the past
hazy; dim; faint; minced fish or meat that is seasoned and fried
matter causing distress; something causing worry
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
parthenogenesis; virgin birth
(somebody's) child; person with parents; other people's children; the Son of Man; Christ
sexual discrimination; sexism
to multiply; to crossbreed; to cross-breed; to mix (e.g. paint colours)
stifled (laughter); simmering
descendant; posterity; offspring
to shoulder responsibility