politics of fear; terrorism; reign of terror (esp. in the French revolution)
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
single-person cell; isolation cell; solitary cell; solitary confinement cell
to move off (into the distance); to become distant; to recede; to drift away (from a person, activity, etc.); to distance oneself (from); to become less frequent (e.g. of visits)
mass; quality and quantity
dissolution; dissolving; solution (e.g. chemical); melting; liquefying; fusion
SM; S&M; sado-masochism; shopping mall
multiplication table; times table
to threaten; to make threats
physical evidence; real evidence; material evidence
to distort; to strain (an interpretation); to stretch (the meaning of a word)
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
leading figure; prominent figure; big name; star actor (of a troupe)
neurasthenia; nervous breakdown; concentration; memory; matching pairs
windy; windswept; receive harsh treatment
spreading; infesting; running rampant
vision (of the future); foresight; large display screen; imagination; insight; (sense of) sight
spirit of study (inquiry, enquiry); (having) an inquiring mind
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
to change (with time, the ages, the seasons, etc.); to shift
attachment (to); tenacity of purpose
thirst for knowledge; intellectual thirst
to be sacked; to be dismissed
zero; naught; oh; flying; leaping
false accusation; trumped up-charge; pretext; statement that cannot be retracted; saying something one cannot take back
to use all one's strength (ability)
to end amicably for everyone involved; to be resolved to everyone's satisfaction; to be settled without hard feelings on any side
soft skin (esp. of a woman)
role; part; job; assignment
file wrapper for a patent; correspondence about the status of a patent between the inventor and the patent office
leaving; quitting; retiring
chink in the armor (armour)
inexperienced; incompetent; inept; incapable; careless
producing (people) in great numbers; appearing one after the other
broad perspective; broad view; broader point of view
bathing powder; bathwater additive; bath salt
your husband; her husband
light eating; spare diet; not eating much
exerting care; attention; consideration; thoughtfulness