to eat up and spoil (e.g. crops); to eat away; to eat a bit of everything; to encroach upon; to take over
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
random; by chance; haphazard; hit-or-miss; unplanned
stratagem; artifice; trick; ruse; scheme; tactics
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
nothing but; except; no more than
difficult to ...; hard to ...
pre-established harmony (Leibniz theory); harmonie préétablie; (events) proceeding in a predictable fashion; turning out the way everyone expected; convention
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
unskillful; childish; immature; naive; artless; clumsy
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; attachment; contact play; sound effect produced by striking a wooden board with clappers
vindication of honour; vindication of honor; making up for loss; revenge
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
largest class; top category
security; guarantee; collateral; guarantee (e.g. of safety)
to put on airs; to assume importance
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
to collapse (of a building, dream, plan, etc.); to be destroyed; to fall through; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; to be routed
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
tediously; persistently; lazily; idly; (boiling) to a pulp; to a mash
to knead well; to polish; to refine
spreading; disseminating; scattering; diffusion (of light, gas)
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
resistance; opposition; obstruction; (electrical) insulating coating; insulating varnish
fear; dread; fright; terror; trepidation; panic
to satisfy oneself (by doing); to find relief (in doing)
finish; finishing; finishing touches
composite; combined; complex
passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)
to fire into; to shoot into
barrier; protective wall; obstacle; hindrance; imaginary shield that gives one invincibility or immunity
enclosing wall; boundary fence; obstacle; barrier
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
all (that one has); all (that there is); everything; as much as possible; as much as one can; to the utmost
cooling; refrigeration; cooling down (of a political conflict, etc.); calming down