to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
delicately; weakly; gently; supplely
to vacate; to surrender (e.g. a castle); to give up (e.g. a position); to hand over (e.g. power)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to sacrifice oneself (for); to give one's life (for); to follow (someone) in taking the same action (out of respect or loyalty; e.g. resigning together with a superior); to follow suit (out of a sense of duty); to follow (one's master) into the grave; to commit suicide (after one's lord has died)
achievement of one's goal; goal achievement
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
hammer; hopeless swimmer; person who can't swim; someone who sinks like a stone
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
immature form (of an organism); young animal
flash (of light); glint; schiller
popular; well-liked; common; frequent; popular music; pop music
(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
to trample; to crush underfoot
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
dynamic lift; lifting power
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
power; motive power; three-phase electricity
rough (touch, voice, etc.); coarse; gritty; rattling (of beans, beads, etc.)
hardening; fortifying; pledge; vow; defense; defence
Tuesday; fire (second of the five elements)
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
number of times; frequency; count
(doing something) regardless of expense
quantity of heat (e.g. in calories, BTU, etc.); heat value; calorific value; (degree of) enthusiasm; zeal; passion
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
to weave in (a pattern, colour, material, etc.)
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
used article (esp. clothes)
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to crouch; to squat; to cower
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved