thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
serious; severe; grave; acute
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
serious; not joking; straight
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
to recover; to rally; to improve; to pick up
the number of flat things; win-loss difference which influences the ranking of wrestlers
a gap develops; a significant difference emerges
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
secret; private; surreptitious
perfect; complete; flawless
one's field of expertise; one's strong area
cards on the board; cards in the field
to keep an eye on; to keep a watchful eye on
contemplation; meditation
triumphant pose assumed by an athlete
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
self-control; self-restraint
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
among these; between these; of these
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
to contribute; to play a part in; to have a hand in; to finance
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
first time; first; initial
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
ingenuity; resourcefulness