overdependence (on others; usu. one's fosterers or seniors); lack of self-reliance; presumed acceptance (of one's behaviour); presumed benevolence; attention-seeking (behavior)
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing
(shopping) mall; shopping centre; mall (pedestrianized street); Moor; mold; mould; molding
fat; grease; blubber; lard; suet
surrounding at a distance
soaking (wet); wringing; dripping; drenched
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
composition (of painting); structural outline; compositional arrangement
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
oak; orc (fictional humanoid creature); ork
fat; tallow; lard; grease
hairdressing product (creams, gels, etc.); hairdressing fee; charge for a haircut
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
a glance; a look; a glimpse
to buy in quantity; to buy a lot (of); to stock up (on); to lay in
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
scientific capability; scientific ability (e.g. of a student); scientific strength (e.g. of a country); level of technological development
especially; particularly; above all; portioning out (servings of food)
external pressure; outside pressure; foreign pressure
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
inviolability; nonaggression; sacredness
acceleration; speeding up
contiguous (of land); adjoining; adjacent; continuous (with); connected (without a break); seamlessly linked
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down