diffuse reflection; diffused reflection; irregular reflection
pillar of fire; blazing column
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
erasure; denial; obliteration; ignoring (an opinion)
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
to kill by hitting; to beat to death; to slaughter
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
specialization; specialisation
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
to not take seriously; to take lightly
to embezzle; to misappropriate; to peculate; to accustom oneself to using; to use for a long time
intelligence; intellect; brains
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
steel trap; foothold trap; bear trap
single-breasted (jacket, etc.)
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
steel trap; foothold trap; bear trap
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
forefoot; forefeet; foreleg; forelimb
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable
cave-in; collapse; sinking; depression (e.g. of the skull); subsidence
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
to blow off; to be blown off
finishing blow; coup de grâce
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
regulation; adjustment; control
behind; in the rear; in back
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation