hook (fishing, golf, boxing, etc.)
variant; variation; variety; (taxonomical) variety
enquiry; inquiry; query; interrogation; ENQ
appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession
bomb blast; blast (from an explosion); shock wave
confirmed as completed; everything must go (e.g. in a sale)
professional killer; hit man
likely loss; probable defeat
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
to maintain; to continue to have
to gather strength; to take heart
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable
preliminary test or trial; tryout
at any time; at any moment; when; at what moment
resigning to another's will; going along without resistance; doing as another wants
one's physical safety; personal security
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
to be out of patience; to be unable to put up with something anymore
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
business trip; official trip
period of time in which to recharge one's batteries
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
carrier pigeon; homing pigeon
nobody can win against advancing age
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
speaking fondly about one's sweetheart (spouse, girlfriend, etc.); going on about one's love affairs
fry-simmering; cooking by first briefly deep-frying, then simmering in broth; fry-simmered food; fried food in broth
dying from blood loss; bleeding to death; hemorrhaging to death