gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
natural calamity; disaster
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
lock; padlock; tablet; lozenge; pill
young (usu. of a woman); blooming; in the prime of youth; with a charm appropriate to one's age
Egyptian cobra; asp (Naja haje)
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
long military service; having experienced many battles
personality; style; appearance
main spindle; main shaft; linchpin; pivot; principal axis; main axis
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to boast; to brag; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark; to roar
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
to get hold of; to take possession of; to seize
ruffian; scoundrel; rogue; rascal; villain; hoodlum
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
confusion; complications; being gripped by strong feelings; fit (e.g. of anger); moment (e.g. of frustration)
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
good-for-nothing; worthless
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
tip-top; top; top-drawer; best; foremost; elite