to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
pinch; tough spot; bind; clothespin; clothes peg
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
wintry; very cold-looking (e.g. landscape); bleak (e.g. room, street); desolate; empty (of furnishings)
ecology; life and habits (of an animal); mode of life; way of living
to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under
tendency; trend; inclination
remarkable; striking; obvious
to begin making a sound (ringing, singing, crying, etc.)
basking in the sun; sunbathing
habit; behavior; behaviour; trait
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
university student; college student
frame (e.g. of film, panel in a comic, etc.); scene; time block (e.g. of a class schedule)
children's game in which the aim is to occupy the other's home base; taking a place; securing a position
mediation; good offices; influential person; person of influence; (arch.) eloquence; (arch.) eloquent person
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
terrain; geographical features; topography
Viking; smorgasbord; buffet; smorgasbord (of things); hodge-podge
first game; first round (e.g. of a tournament)
overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory
last place; lowest position; lowest rank; least significant (bit); lowest order
smooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted; harmonious
means; expedient; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
honor; honour; prestige; dignity; honorary (e.g. president, doctorate)
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply