fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
useless member of society; hopeless case; failure
loss and gain; advantage and disadvantage
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
seeking one's own interests; straining (the interpretation or argument) to suit one's own interests; drawing water for one's own field
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
rapid development; rapid unfolding
well; in good health; safe; free from accident
to be able to tell apart; to distinguish; to recognize
mini-; miniskirt; mini-skirt
block (of wood); chip; splinter
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance
manned mission (e.g. space probe)
main cause; primary factor
thrust; driving force; propulsion
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
release; emission; ejection
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
propulsive power; driving force
shooting; firing; emitting; ejection; projection; injection
anyone can see that; it's obvious that
launching; launch; end (of a theatrical run, etc.); closing party (e.g. a theater show); cast party
I thought so; I suspected as much; Just as I thought; Now you are talking; That's the spirit
to burn to a crisp; to scorch
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
chill; the shivers; shivering fit; cold; coldness; cold air
comfort; consolation; diversion
number two; mistress; concubine
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
to become broken; to break down; to be crazy; to be nuts; to be infatuated with; to be outdone (by someone)