soil; breeding ground; fertile ground (for); foundation (for the development of ...)
to give the stamp of approval
to shake off; to throw off
tattling; telling on (someone)
pulmonary alveolus; alveoli; lung cavity; air cell
all over (the place); throughout; everywhere; every inch; every part; from head to toe
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
to fertilize; to fertilise; to manure; to enrich
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
good match for an opponent; worthy (e.g. rival)
to stay up all night; to spend the night without sleep
fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
perfection; completeness; flawlessness
to count on one's fingers
obscure; vague; ambiguous
format; procedure; way of proceeding
outside a car (train, bus, etc.)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
agricultural experiment station
cooking practice; (school) cooking class
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
slumping; flopping down; heavily rotating
trying out a pen; test-writing
black line; linea nigra; pregnancy line
to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved
(e.g. to walk, stand, etc., until) one's legs turn to lead; (doing something) until one's legs tire and stiffen