to ring an alarm bell; to sound a warning; to blow a whistle; to warn
coagulation; freezing; solidification
picking out; taking out; (surgical) removal; exposure
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
slapping on (stamp, sticker); flopping down
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately
bull; bulldog; bulldozer; bourgeois; bourgeoisie
binding (of a book); design (of a book cover)
basic principle; fundamental principle
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
(not so) much; (not) very
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
to leap out (e.g. onto the stage); to spring out; to jump (e.g. into first place); to shoot (e.g. to the top); to come to the forefront
to surround; to crowd around
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
counter for books; volume
basis; foundation; core; criterion; standard
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
foundation stone; cornerstone
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
ability score (as in RPGs); attribute value
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
edge of town; outskirts of a village
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
at first; in the beginning; originally
return; reaction; recovery; return (from a procedure)
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
unique; individual; original; unusual
trick that may deceive a child; transparent ploy; mere child's play; kid stuff; puerile trick