official name; formal name
small number; few; minority
pole; climax; extreme; extremity
as; because; with; due to
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
decision; determination; resolution
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
to change facial expression or color (due to anger, embarrassment, etc.)
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
to be filled with grief; to be overcome with sorrow
New World (esp. the Americas, but also Australasia); new world
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
restoration; repair; mending
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
to continue to do; to persist in doing
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
exploitation; overuse; abuse
expressive power; inventiveness; creative power
unique; individual; original; unusual
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
title; subject; problem (on a test); question; counter for questions (on a test)
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
to become angry or sullen; to take offense; to be miffed; to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
go on!; right!; here goes!
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
another meeting; meeting again; reunion