(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front)
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
gradually; slowly but steadily
to pour into (liquids); to pump into
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
encroachment; erosion; corrosion
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
on the way back; returning
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
retention; maintenance; preservation
sudden; abrupt; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan; fair-weather fan
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
to becalm one's feelings; to compose oneself
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
hardness and softness; hard line and moderate line
(social) position; status
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
class; heading; group; category
head; brains; intellect; understanding
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions