survival; survivor; relic
to gather; to collect; to assemble
memory (of having seen something or someone before); remembrance; recollection; recognition
to be in danger of; to be liable to; to be at risk of
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to talk on and on; to talk one's head off
before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
with a friendly grin; smilingly
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
completely; all the way; altogether; bodily
world; society; people; the public
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
use; utilization; utilisation; application
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
gradually; slowly but steadily
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
gurgling down; being sucked into; caving in suddenly
double; double bed; hotel room with a double bed; double-breasted; double-cuffed; double width (of cloth; usu. 1.42 meters); doubles (e.g. in tennis)
punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
to lower the curtain (at the end of a play); to come to an end; to finish
treasure; precious article; picture of a treasure ship; money; cash
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
flight; running away; absconding; elopement
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
eating house; restaurant that serves simple food
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
rather than; more ... than ...
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent