to have a guilty conscience; to have (something) lie heavy on one's conscience
disinfection; sterilization; sterilisation
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
prediction; prejudgment; presupposition; foregone conclusion
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
save; checking; curbing; suppressing
(not) even once; (not) ever
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
hearsay; rumor; rumour; report
to spread; to be propagated
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge
in proportion to; just as much as
to take over; to hand over
reaching; attaining; arrival
insistence; (major) emphasis; stress
brilliant achievement; spectacular feat; splendid accomplishment; remarkable deed
several years; a few years
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
business world; business circles; (the) industry
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
degree of familiarity; popularity
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
intention; aim; preference (for); orientation (towards a goal)
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
professional killer; hit man
dressing oneself up to look young; altering one's appearance to look young; dressing younger than one's age
having a high threshold (for entry); difficult to approach; feeling awkward to go to (of someone's home)
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
minor; small; minor (key, scale, etc.); the minor leagues (US baseball)
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
conquest; domination; mastery
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes