Kerberos (computer security protocol)
to get tired out; to be exhausted
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
meandering; snaking; zigzagging
substitute article; back-up
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
ideally; if one were to wish for more
everything; anything; nothing
garnish (e.g. vegetables with a meat dish); trimmings; fixings; relish
to begin; to set about; to start
big hit; smash hit; popular item (e.g. movie, music)
singing one's own praises; praising one's own wares
knockoff; imitation product; counterfeit product
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
spoiled fun; loss of interest; damper (e.g. on the party); wet blanket; turn-off
tail; tael (Chinese unit of mass and currency); tailcoat; tails
to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)
wildness (plants, animals, etc.); uncouth; rough; unpolished
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
(earthenware) mortar (for grinding)
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough
blind acceptance; blind belief; credulity
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start of a season
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
inevitable; inescapable; unavoidable
annihilation (of particle and anti-particle)
slightly; a little; barely; narrowly; only; just
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
enumeration; citation; listing
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle