main constituent; core; nucleus; subject
short pause; short interval
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
may I ask (for); might I ask (that)
bursting; rupture; explosion; breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
self-sacrifice; self-renunciation
win or lose; sink or swim; make or break; all or nothing
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
to place in a row; to line up; to range in order; to list one after another (e.g. excuses, reasons, complaints); to rattle off (e.g. lies, compliments); to reel off
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
very small; tiny; insignificant
to throw away; to abandon
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
whichever one chooses; either way
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
dark night; moonless night
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
to jump up; to leap up; to spring up
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
to become pale; to turn pale
stale; hackneyed; clichéd
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
division into equal parts; equal parts
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
preparedness for death; do-or-die spirit
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
torrential rain; heavy rain; cloudburst; downpour