condition; state (of health); appearance
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
lapis lazuli; lapis lazuli (color); beryl; mall blue passerine bird (esp. the blue-and-white flycatcher and the Siberian blue robin, but also the red-flanked bluetail); glass
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
walking briskly; determinedly
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
to thrust before; to thrust at
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
to flatly refuse; to reject; to spurn
(not) even once; (not) ever
ordinary citizen; the general public
criterion (criteria) for selection
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
inheritable character; inheritable; hereditary; inherited
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
spine; backbone; spinal column
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
tedious; boring; being fed up with
have it your way; to hell with you!; get rooted!; bugger you!
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
subordinate; subordinates; inferior; inferiors; junior
owning nothing except the clothes on one's back
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic