exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
to ask for; to apply for; to make an application for; to file a request for; to submit (e.g. one's resignation)
one large animal (horses, cattle, etc.); head (of cattle)
ignoring (one thing) for (another)
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
to curse; to cast a spell; to haunt; to cause a bad result; to bring about a negative outcome
unselfish; disinterested; unavaricious; free of avarice
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
competition; rivalry; something worth doing
to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate
to put into the mouth; to eat
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
inside; interior; inner part
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
reducing the number of mouths one needs to feed (esp. by giving up children for adoption, apprenticeship, etc.)
mountain road; mountain trail
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
carelessly (throwing, tossing, etc.); nonchalantly; casually
lint (as in a clothes dryer or a pocket); waste thread; fibers, such as might wrap around the gears in small mechanisms and cause them to jam; fluff
pride; boast; credit (to)
irritated; angry; furious
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion