stratification; hierarchization; layering; tiering
good and evil; purity and impurity; voiced and unvoiced consonants
sharp drop; plunge; nosedive; slump; (value or amount) plummeting
centre of explosion; center of explosion; hypocentre; hypocenter; ground zero
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
obstinate; stubborn; obstinate person; stubborn person
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
dirty smoke; soot and smoke
to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about
to examine someone's expression
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
unfavorable conditions; unfavourable conditions
expression of love; showing love
to get angry; to lose one's temper
to put into effect; to put into practice
nod deeply; glugging; drinking deeply
to become a (bad) habit; to get accustomed to
opening (of a bottle); broaching; beginning; opening; commencement (e.g. of sales)
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
close-fitting trousers; long underwear
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
to inlay; to insert; to plug in (to a formula); to immerse; to trick; to deceive
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
stroke (of a racket, in swimming, etc.)
to be smart; to be cool; to be sharp; to be stylish
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
sex fiend; lecher; pervert
to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to strike (a match)
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
to get tired out; to be exhausted
to refuse; to decline; to deny
stop it!; enough!; cut it out
to introduce oneself; to announce oneself (e.g. as the person sought); to come forward (e.g. as a witness, with a claim, etc.)
goodness; excellence; virtue
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround