breakdown; failure; damage; hurt; objection; protest
to be helpful; to be useful
historic ruins (remains, relics); archeological site
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
principle; theory; fundamental truth
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
parts; accessories; components
diversion; appropriation (e.g. of funds); misappropriation; re-use (e.g. old computer parts); recycling
special; particular; peculiar; unique
liquefied gas; liquid gas
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
womanly; ladylike; feminine
in the morning; during the morning
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
deployment; disposition; posting; stationing
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
main force; chief object; mainline
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
adjutant; aide; aide-de-camp
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
mourning (dead persons); memorial