defect; demerit; weak point; disadvantage
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
before one knows; unnoticed; unawares
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
ardent; passionate; vehement
fighting bravely; strenuous efforts
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
good performance; good work; great success
to succeed; to bear fruit
hi!; yo!; hey man!; hey dude!
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
wherein; therein; thereinto
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
posing; modeling; modelling
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
production (e.g. play); direction
laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter; scornful laughter; snicker; snigger
scilla (plant); Syrah (wine grape variety)
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
transfer (trains, buses, etc.); change; switch (to another ideology, party, system, method, etc.); change; switching (stock); chromosomal crossover
hooting; jeering; heckling
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
self-interest; selfish desire
to be destroyed; to perish; to go out (e.g. fire); to destroy; to get rid of; to extinguish
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
logical; cogent; well-reasoned; logically consistent
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
without touching; no touching; not participating in; not being concerned by; without being involved in
to aim for laughs; to play to the crowd
putting an idea into someone's head; suggestion; hint
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside