grasping (with one's bare hands); holding; grabbing; seizing; catching
sound of two hard thin objects rubbing together; crunch crunch
to mash; to grind; to pulverize; to dissipate (a fortune); to run through; to lose
writing; composition; essay; sentence
slide (for projection); transparency; (microscope) slide; to slide; to slip; to shift (e.g. a group of items in a schedule)
German literature; German sentence
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
manicure; nail polish; nail varnish
to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
modesty; humility; being humble
study of foreign languages; linguistics
law-like nature; regularity
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; fatigue (of metal, etc.)
principle; theory; fundamental truth
from the viewpoint of; according to
shrewdness; sharpness; astuteness; acumen; tact
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
human kindness; human weakness
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
person asking for advice; inquirer; consulter; consultor; counselee; querent (in tarot, astrology, etc.)
worldly-minded person; materialist; uncultured person; philistine; vulgar person; snob
to detest; to abhor; to loathe
sincere; earnest; serious
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
extraordinary; uncommon; remarkable; unusual; rare; prodigious
superior; boss; them (as opposed to "us"); the elite; person above; upstairs neighbour (neighbor)
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
(one's) sleeping hours; hours of sleep