absorption; suction; attraction
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
the dead; ghost; person who is obsessed (with money, power, etc.); person with a blind lust (for)
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
curse; spell; malediction
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
cell; cell (in an organization, esp. a communist party)
deoxyribonucleic acid; DNA
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for
interference; intervention; meddling
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
to have meaning; to be meaningful
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
when it becomes; when it comes to
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
speaking of ...; as for ...
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
leaving somebody behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
for a while; for some time; for a period