to become clouded; to darken; to darken (of a face); to worsen; to deteriorate
cheating (on an examination); cribbing
letting (someone) die without helping
possessed of a strong sense of duty
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
cancellation; withdrawal; abolition; revocation; cancel; CAN
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
troublesome; difficult (e.g. customer, guest, child); laborious (e.g. task, dinner)
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
aquatic (life); living in the water
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
fresh water (i.e. not salt water)
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
in the early period (of something); at the beginning
one passage; one paragraph; one stanza; one verse; one section (of a piece of music); one syllable
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
to get excited; to make one's heart leap; to make one's heart pound
man of the future; Homo futurus
what the hell?; what are you going on about?; what the hell are you doing?; you've got to be kidding
to insist on one's own ideas; to have one's own way
to have a meal; to take a meal
sentimental; emotional; maudlin; mawkish
the skin (of a human being); warmth of the skin; body warmth
naming; christening; fiance; fiancee
very hungry; starving; bowing repeatedly; kowtowing; denting; buckling
with a collapse; with a slump
newcomer; initiate; rookie
small child; kid; kiddy; tot; rug rat; ankle-biter
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
gauge; standard; length; size; (measuring) rule; scale
grade; class; degree; magnitude
partly open; in half bloom
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
downhill; downward slope; descent; decline; waning; ebb
gently sloping; gentle; gradual; smooth (process); gentle (e.g. tone of voice); slow (e.g. growth)