dubious; puzzled; suspicious
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
currently nowhere to be seen; unknown where it went; disappeared into thin air
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
trivial; not amounting to much
still; even now; to this day
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
detonator; percussion cap
on the occasion of; at the time of
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
ceasing to think; refusing to think critically; giving up thinking (for oneself); going blank; mental block; inability to think clearly
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
to be able to manage somehow or another
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
innermost depths of one's heart
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
crossing swords; fighting with swords; cutting each other (in fighting)
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
instead; but (on the other hand)
declaration; proclamation; announcement
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with