deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
(parasitic) host; landlord; innkeeper
licking one's lips; licking one's chops
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
to covet; to crave; to lust insatiably for; to indulge in; to devour greedily
to beat fast (of one's heart); to flutter (with joy, anticipation, etc.); to throb; to pound; to palpitate
evaluation criteria; evaluation standard
divide into four pieces; one fourth
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
probability; likelihood; chances
big hit; big prize; bumper crop; striking it rich; right on the mark; bonanza
material; substance; matter
numerator; molecule; member; element
solid (body); solid matter; solid-state
gas; vapour; vapor; gaseous body
the three phases of matter: solid, liquid and gas
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
honest; trustworthy; upright; sincere
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
price; cost; value; worth; value
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
(train) station attendant; station employee; station staff
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
the place for; the time for; the level of
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
place; room; margin; scope
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
natural extinction; dying a natural death; coming to a natural end
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to