to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
armed might; military power; the sword; force
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
clerical desk; office desk
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
finishing blow; coup de grâce
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
leg strength; walking ability; running ability
head over heels; headlong; head first
high-rise building; tower block; skyscraper
to send (something) flying; to splatter; to drive (something) off
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
(not) a single person; (no) one
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)