fastidiousness; love of cleanliness
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
vocal sound; tone of voice
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
middle stage; middle phase; middle game; midfield
to turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.); to fold back (e.g. page); to turn back; to double back; to loopback (a signal, message, etc.)
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
Extinct (conservation status); EX
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
working; in operation; running; active
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
superior; excellent; fine
usurpation; taking back; dispossession
together; at the same time; same; identical
to read and understand; to subject to close analysis; to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
inside; interior; inner part
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
rite of scattering flowers; glorious death (in battle); heroic death
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
exceedingly; extremely; very many; indeed
appropriate (e.g. authorities); concerned; relevant; said; aforementioned; competent
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation