condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
crunching; chewing or crushing something hard; hard and crunchy; very skinny; emaciated
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
coincident with; while; simultaneously
remarkable; striking; obvious
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
in conflict; incompatible; out of harmony; running counter; mutually exclusive; clashing with
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
extract; excerpt; selection
in the early period (of something); at the beginning
this is why; this means; it is the case that
origin of an affair; spark that lit the fuse; beginning
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
not worth mentioning (with neg. verb); nothing special
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
to take (someone) to one place after another (forcibly); to drag (someone) around
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
young person; youth; young
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
main question; real issue at hand
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
within; inside of; less than
checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers
to proceed though deadlocked; to be carried over (e.g. to next meeting); to go into a shootout (e.g. sport)
being somewhat excited (agitated)