senility; senile decay; infirmity (through age)
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to knock down; to utterly defeat
(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
to popularize; to popularise; to give currency to; to set a trend
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
door; gate; opening; title page
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
to try all possible means
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
exit; way out; outlet; vent
to harm; to cause harm to
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
secret passage; underground passage; loophole; hole one can go through; opening
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
the place for; the time for; the level of
several minutes; a few minutes
height (of a person); stature
to settle (a problem); to put an end to (a dispute); to be disposed of; to be settled; to come to an end
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
separate room; another room; special room; (arch.) concubine (of a noble)
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
each place; every place; various places; all parts (of the country, world, etc.)
distributed, decentralized arrangement
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
all directions; every direction; all sides; all quarters; everywhere
pessimism; (taking a) gloomy view; discouragement; despondency; despair; disappointment
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
to slip out (e.g. of a comment, remark, etc.); to utter unintentionally; to pour from one's lips (of words); to flow freely (of speech); to rush out of one's mouth
sacrificial pawn; sacrificed piece; sacrifice
to scatter away; to fly away; to blow away; to be removed without trace; to vanish
to push back; to press back; to force back; to (refuse and) return (something); to give back
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
advance; moving forward; progress
to be befuddled (with drink); to be intoxicated; to be infatuated; to be entranced; to be carried away
to taste; to try (food or drink)
to proceed with; to continue with; to move on; to go forward; to pursue
mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary