spell; charm; incantation; magic word
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
to check; to stop; to keep back
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
precondition; prerequisite
one thing after another; out of the frying pan and into the fire
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
to rush out from one's mouth (words, phrases, etc.)
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
elegant; graceful; refined
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
failure; defeat; mistake; unconsciousness
equipment used in a ritual; ritual implement
preliminary investigation; preparation
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
assertiveness; positiveness; initiative; spirit of enterprise
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
sincere; earnest; serious
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
equality; impartiality; evenness
to turn over a new leaf; to mend one's ways; to reform
reconciliation; peace; rapprochement