collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
hateful; detestable; loathsome
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
letting (someone) die without helping
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
while; even though; despite
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
overly polite; excessively polite; polite to a fault
to taste; to try (food or drink)
to be dampened; to be discouraged; to be weakened; to be reduced
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to be boiled down; to come to a standstill; to reach an impasse; to approach a conclusion (of a discussion, investigation, etc.)
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
changing one's attitude or response according who one is talking to or dealing with
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
to become empty; to be emptied
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
thereupon; shortly thereafter
genuine article; real thing; real deal
all-out attack; general offensive
to give up (a plan or idea); to desist from (doing)
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook