sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to examine someone's expression
with one's life (protect, etc.); at the cost of one's life
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
briskly; quickly; promptly
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
job; work; duties; trade; skill
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
system; organization; organisation; architecture
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to swing; to shake; to wave; to veer; to deflect; to lean towards
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
rating; classification; grading
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
respect and affection; love and respect
brave warrior; hero; brave man
long ago; a long time ago; already
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
armoring; armouring; armor; armour
to abolish; to abandon; to repeal; to dethrone; to depose
black-dyed leather; leather dyed in deep indigo; edible mushroom in the Thelephoraceae family