fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
diagnosis; medical examination
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
one Nth part (e.g. one fifth, one tenth); one out of N
person requiring special attention; person to be wary of; person under (police) surveillance; dangerous person
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave in one's liver
to walk someone off (e.g. to the police station)
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
person given as a reference; witness; potential suspect; person of interest; witness
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
God only knows; it's anyone's call; heaven knows
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to crack; to develop a crack
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
prosperity; glory; splendour; splendor; majesty; luxury
coming flying in (migratory birds, airborne sand, pollen, etc.); coming by airplane
to be set up (completely); to be put together; to be composed (e.g. type)
crown; diadem; bottle cap
calvaria; area at top of head; parietal
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
high-handed; domineering; on one's high horse
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
fellows; comrade; colleague; one's equal