tribe; clan; (taxonomical) tribe; group (of the periodic table)
to darken; to get dark; to be clouded; to be hidden (behind clouds)
look who's talking; you're one to talk; you can talk
competent; suitable; qualified
personal history; background; log; record; hysteresis
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
drastic treatment; rough-and-ready treatment; drastic remedy; drastic measures; drastic steps
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
to sever relations (with somebody; esp. a relative or spouse); to break off (with)
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
chance; stroke of luck; (curious) turn of events
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive
sit-up; abdominal muscles; abs
to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember
moderate; proper; just right
ladle; dipper; wild chervil (Anthriscus sylvestris); cow parsley; keck
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
vain person; ostentatious person; show-off
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
texture; grain; one's skin (lacking makeup, etc.); natural skin; surface of the earth; bare ground
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
to sink (into); to get depressed
pulse; pulse rate; pulsation; stroke of pulse
numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles
ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility
sweet voice; seductive voice
one-by-one; separately; in detail