thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
a little; for a moment; a short while; just a minute
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
universal; omnipresent; ubiquitous
signs of defeat; negative turn of events
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
mercilessly; relentlessly; unsparingly
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
top of the head; crown of the head
to smash; to break into pieces
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
to watch over; to watch attentively
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
personal affair; one's own affair
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
(passenger) car; automobile
with no regard to one's appearances; with no concern of how one's act looks like
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
rally; recovery; comeback; winding (thread, etc.)