to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
to bring; to take; to bring about
to get hold of; to take possession of; to seize
to hide; to conceal oneself
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
glad countenance; joyful look
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
absence; disregard; indifference
political situation; political affairs
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
several years; a few years
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
pronunciation; production of sound
to use all one's strength (ability)
to shorten; to cut short; to trim; to cut down on; to reduce; to scrimp on
jokingly; in the form of a joke
concession; conciliation; compromise
in the meanwhile; during the time
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
I would be most grateful if you could ...; I would humbly ask that you ...; please ...
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
to damage; to do harm; to disadvantage
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
very likely; very probable
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest
conversation; conference (usu. between important people); discussion; interview