now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
accelerated; accelerating; gathering speed; exponentially increasing
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
sweet voice; seductive voice
connotation; comprehension; intension; inclusion; containment within
container; case; receptacle; coffin; casket
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)
completion; perfection; accomplishment
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
to drain; to flow (unobstructed); to sell well; to be in good demand; to exit the stage; to remove (a prop) from the stage
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
(balance) scales; carrying pole; shoulder pole; thread take-up lever (on a sewing machine); spreader bar
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; (arch.) deftly finishing up; (arch.) putting on the final touches
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
being absorbed (in); immersion; sinking (into)
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
sympathy; empathy; response; identification (with someone)
affectation; pretension; posturing; posing as; behaving as; acting like
slaughter (of animals for meat); butchery
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
to borrow; to have a loan; to hire; to rent; to buy on credit
accomplice; conspirator; cohort
violent explosion; bursting
burdening; bearing; load (electrical, mechanical, etc.); stress; stress testing (of physical function or performance); provocative testing
side of a geometric shape (e.g. triangle or rectangle)
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
nine; nine years of age; twelve o'clock (old time system)
to collapse; to fall down (in a heap)