to kill (with a weapon); to slay; to defeat (an opponent); to beat
to place (in relation to the whole); to rank; to position; to locate
arrogance; haughtiness; pride
very recently; in the very recent past
to be affectionate to; to treat tenderly; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
very strange; bizarre; weird; mysterious
passing through without stopping; passing by
loved one; lover; sweetheart
minute; fine; detailed; subtle
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath
clearness; clarity; skillfulness (skilfulness)
once in a lifetime; the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
telecommunications; correspondence
washing one's hands; water (or basin, etc.) for washing one's hands; restroom; lavatory; hand-washing (laundry, etc.)
(nature, etc.) observation diary
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
to follow in order; to go through step-by-step
commencing with; including
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
to rekindle one's love; to fall in love again (with a person one has previously been in love with)
to wait on someone hand and foot; to take personal care of someone
poor (quality, conditions, etc.); bad; inferior; poor-quality
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
discarding; throwing away; getting rid of; dismissal (of an employee); firing; sacking
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
date (of a planned event, act, etc.); day; (number of) days
nothing but; except; no more than
state of things; state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
to keep step (with); to keep pace (with); to move in lockstep; to align (with another's thoughts or actions); to be on the same page
to lure (someone) toward one; to lure (into); to entice
to attract attention; to come into the limelight
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
to be accustomed to reading
full impact; packing a punch