to misfire; to come to naught; to end in failure; to fizzle out; to fall flat
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
to speak brazenly; to never shut up
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty
relativity; relative; facing (e.g. a problem); confronting
state of mind; mentality; psychology
same kind; same sort; same species; same race; homogeneity
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to consult with; to discuss; to confer; to deliberate
trusting too much; overestimating ability
for this very reason; that is exactly why
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; wide open; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); gobbling up
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
to insert; to put in; to thrust in; to plug in
spurt of blood (from one's victim)
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
blinding someone's eyes (to make an escape); smoke screen; distraction; magic (trick); sleight of hand
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to replace; to sidestep (an issue)
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)
to cut and divide; to cut up; to cut into pieces; to distinguish (e.g. facets of a problem); to isolate
effectiveness; efficacy; efficaciousness
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
thin (air); weak (liquid); dilute; lacking (enthusiasm, consideration, substance, etc.); insubstantial; deficient
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
fantastic; bizarre; incredible; tree tumbo (Welwitschia mirabilis)