France; French (language)
study; diligence; discount; reduction
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
one person; another name; nickname; alias
apparently; appears to be
out (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
flustered; confused; panicked
to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside
useless member of society; hopeless case; failure
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
to fall apart; to collapse; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; (arch.) to fall apart (one's body or health)
suspicious-looking; fishy
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
complete change; about-face
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
stagnation; hindrance; delay
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
to open one's mouth wide and eat heartily; to gulp down food
impossible to understand; impossible to decipher
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh