forcing; enforcement; forced; enforced
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
to be born; to come into this world
(carrying) close to one's person; next to the skin
separate; scattered; apart
detachment; coming off; peeling off; (flow) separation
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
(brute) force; using all one's might
anyone; any person; whoever
to grab (someone) by the collar; to size (someone) by the lapels
to reveal one's true colors (colours); to betray oneself
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
exclusive; attached to; specialist
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
imitative sound (in film, theatre, etc.); sound effect
inclination; tendency; nature; character
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
carelessly (throwing, tossing, etc.); nonchalantly; casually
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
level ground; horizon; field of view
what percentage; what ratio; what rate; what proportion
not knowing when to let go (give up, etc.); unwilling to resign; having lingering attachment; regretful
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
self-evident; obvious; axiomatic; self-explanatory; trivial
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
sculpture; carved statue; graven image