entreaty; appeal; petition
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
swing-by; gravity assisted acceleration
what is it exactly?; what is it precisely
analogue watch; analogue clock
habitat isolation; compartmentalization; segregation; isolation
sitting in circle; round straw mat
all but dead; half killed
hastily made; improvised preparation
to save face; to keep face; to not lose face
to sulk; to be peevish; to run away from home
trivial; not amounting to much
to join together; to sum up; to combine; to unite; to mix; to agree with
being scattered and ultimately lost; dissipation
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
adjutant; aide; aide-de-camp
slide (for projection); transparency; (microscope) slide; to slide; to slip; to shift (e.g. a group of items in a schedule)
to succeed in doing; to manage to do; to finish doing
to become late; to fall behind; to lag; to pass (of time)
often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply
axis; pivot; central figure; key man
self-evident truth; obvious fact; truism; axiom
it's tactless to state the obvious; that's best left unsaid
to wither; to wilt; to droop; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to be depressed
depression; low spirits; dejection
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
dejected; dispirited; crestfallen; discouraged
ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat
attraction (e.g. magnetic, gravitation); affinity; gravitational pull; attractiveness; magnetism
repulsion; repulsive force
I couldn't care less; not caring less
favourite child; favourite student; apple of one's eye
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit
family name; lineage; birth; clan