preference; priority; precedence
priority; order of precedence
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
comma; decimal point; radix point
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
(musical) conductor; commander; leader; director
orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
your husband; her husband
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to exchange gunfire; to exchange shots
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
drawn-out (protracted) war or contest
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant
nine; nine years of age; twelve o'clock (old time system)
preliminary investigation; preparation
recognizing anew; seeing something in a new light
to reach back into one's memory; to search one's mind; to recall
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
engineer; technical expert; technician; craftsperson
correction; revision; compensation (e.g. to a pendulum)
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
player (of music, instrument, etc.)
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
decision; settlement; definition
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
strength; power; proficiency; ability