frightening (of the future); worrying; scary; ominous; portentous
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
to step on (a nail); to run (a nail) through one's foot; to put one's foot through (the floor)
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation
one's habitual practice; usual measure; old trick
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
papier mâché; something that looks good superficially
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
what (e.g. "what rudeness"); what (something) is like
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
suddenly; all of a sudden
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
to curse (at someone); to call someone names; to speak bitterly
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
this summer; next summer; last summer
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
news; word; tidings; omen
pretending not to recognize (recognise); feigned ignorance
complete; whole; perfect; safe
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
same; similar; (just) like; equal
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking