to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
one color; one colour; one article; same tendency; everyone being caught up in the same thing
paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual demolition; gradual erosion; gradual dismantlement
mechanism; mechanical parts; jack-in-the-box
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
to bring to naught; to bring to nought; to abuse (esp. another's kindness); to empty; to clear
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
arguing someone down; scolding; rebuking; proclaiming (the truth); expounding
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
delusion; trick of the imagination
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
Winged Victory of Samothrace
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
to pour into (liquids); to pump into
to rush over; to run up to
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
relocation of the capital; transfer of the capital
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
lack of words; being tongue-tied; suppressing what you want to say
obscure; vague; ambiguous
compounding of medicine; dispensing (medicine); dispensation (e.g. of heaven); providence; combining
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
result; effect; performance; workmanship; execution; shape and quality (of an article)
how long; how far; how much
hopping; skipping; lightly and repeatedly jumping
concussion (of the brain)
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly