to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently
to show understanding; to appreciate; to be positive about
pioneer; leader; taking the initiative; leading an attack; charging ahead of others (towards the enemy)
to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
holder (of a record, title, permit, etc.)
time; season; period; phase; stage
rampancy; prevalence; domination
difference; disparity; gap
clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
infection; contagion; becoming infected
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
for (some) doubtful points to remain
feel (of a material); texture
jaws of death; dangerous place; (lit.) tiger's den
to be needed; to be wanted
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to lie down; to throw oneself down
to straighten up; to sit upright
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
to check; to stop; to keep back
in bad taste; vulgar; tasteless
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
house built on sand; house of cards
before one knows; unnoticed; unawares
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
to grow up; to become an adult
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
one's later years; final years (in life)
to shut in; to confine; to contain
day by day; with each passing day; as the days go by
transmigration; reincarnation; metempsychosis
to be thoroughly attracted by; to be completely fascinated by
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?