to make a vow; to take an oath
guidance; leadership; leading the way
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
timewise; temporal; chronal
personal history; background; log; record; hysteresis
24 hours; twenty-four hours
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
to etch into one's mind; to remember well
to fret (over); to brood (about); to mope; worriedly; (fretting) constantly; (worrying) over this and that
benefit; use; good; profit; gains
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
reading (e.g. by a scanner)
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
direct connection; direct link
breakdown; failure; damage; hurt; objection; protest
rolling stock; railroad cars; wheeled vehicles
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
to become locked (e.g. of automatic locking)
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
for example; for instance; e.g.
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
perfect; complete; flawless
leaving hospital; discharge from hospital