to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
war; fighting; fierce competition
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
simply; merely; only; solely
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
reason; cause; circumstances
incommunicative; taciturn
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
merit system (as opposed to seniority); meritocracy; ability-ism
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
person of high rank or position
and then; and so; and; so then
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
to attempt; to test; to try out
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
subordination; servitude; servility; subordinate; underling
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
chill; the shivers; shivering fit; cold; coldness; cold air