to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
God; god; ace; king; superior person
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
taking over another's debt; shouldering someone else's burden; subrogation
guardian; protector; patron; parent
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
sex hormone (e.g. estrogen, testosterone)
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
ignition; catching fire; firing (e.g. gun); discharging
to Google; to search for information on the WWW
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
one Nth part (e.g. one fifth, one tenth); one out of N
month-long period; (during) month
outlining (e.g. font); hollowing out; getting rid of the middleman; dealing directly; skinning the cat (gymnastics)
don't worry about it; forget about it
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
taking a cut (of someone else's money); taking a rake-off; pocketing a kickback; skimming (a percentage of the profits, proceeds, etc.)
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
severe earthquake; violent tremor
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
learned society; scientific society; academy; academic meeting; academic conference
to get into an argument; to come to discuss; to be controversial (usu. as an adjectival phrase); to be contentious
legislation; development of laws
turns and twists; ups and downs; meandering; complications; vicissitudes