sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
to knock down; to knock off
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
not only ... but (also); as well as ...
offense and defense; offence and defence; batting and fielding
lineage; pedigree; family line; birth
accumulation; accumulate; store
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
absence; disregard; indifference
one's descendants; one's offspring; posterity
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
incident; affair; happening; event
starting point; point of departure
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
losing everything; coming to nothing; having lost the interest and the principal
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
individual differences; personal equation
adherent; devotee; believer
to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)
certain; definite; clear; credible
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
continuation; succession; series
one by one; one after another; successively
being evenly matched; being equal with; being on a par with; (arch.) eldest and second eldest brother; (arch.) older and younger brother
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
one's party piece; parlor trick; hidden talent