desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
to butt heads; to head-butt
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to risk one's life (to do); to put one's life on the line; to step forward (to do); to give one's all
unpredictability; element of surprise
having wounds all over one's body; being wounded all over; receiving a drubbing; being subjected to a barrage of criticism
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
monolith; large slab of rock
mixture of wheat and chaff; mixture of the good and bad; jumble of wheat and tares
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
foreigner; stranger; gentile; goy
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
(political) power; authority; influence
to share (someone's) good luck; to follow (someone's) example; to enjoy the same benefits (of someone or something); to be named after
association of like-minded people
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
minority group (party); minority
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard
stickiness; viscosity; tenacity; persistence
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go