assumption; supposition; hypothesis
weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration
to result in death; to lead to death; to be fatal (e.g. disease)
self-healing; spontaneous recovery
again and again; repeatedly
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
cannot bring oneself (to do); unable to bear (e.g. seeing)
community-based; local-based
godparent; first person to give something its name
growing en masse in one location (of plants); living gregariously (of animals); living in flocks, herds, colonies, etc.; all animate creation
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence
to shed light; to cast light
to be found; to be discovered
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
charred; burnt black; scorched black
soft rush (Juncus effusus var. decipiens); common rush
to draw (the winning ticket); to apply; to compare; to put (oneself in someone's position)
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
toxicity; virulence; toxic; virulent; poisonous
to sting one's eyes; to make one's eyes smart
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
to become distant; to recede
universal medicine; cure-all; panacea
to get (someone's) help; to ask for help
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
roots of grass; (fig.) places hidden from sight; grassroots (e.g. of a political party); rank and file
to slip out (e.g. from one's fingers); to cleanly forget
to be sticky; to be close together
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
accidental; incidental; occasional; casual
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
random; unintentional; unintended
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to