book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
split; division; break up
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
pulverization; pulverisation; reducing to pieces; crushing; smashing
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
half the number; half (of an amount); haploid (organism, cell, etc.); haplont
to run about frantically trying to escape; to run this way and that to make one's escape
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
loss of fighting spirit; losing the will to fight
terrible; terrifying; dreadful; astonishing; astounding; staggering
to carry on one's back; to bear; to take (responsibility); to assume; to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound)
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
likes and dislikes; tastes; preferences; pickiness (esp. about food); choosiness; fussiness
to quiet (a child, crowd, etc.); to quieten; to calm (one's nerves, excitement, etc.); to compose (oneself); to suppress (a rebellion, riot, fire, etc.); to quell
shivering; trembling; shuddering; shaking
uninterested (in); having no interest (in)
rank; ranking order; hierarchy
bang on the money; spot on; right answer
to be seething (with anger); to be frenzied; to be menacing; to be murderous
iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast
a head (e.g. taller or shorter); noticeable difference (in competitors' results)
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm
I; me; myself; (arch.) we; (arch.) us; (arch.) ourselves
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
small insect; midge; vermicule
grave marker; gravestone; headstone; writing on a headstone (name, date of death, etc.)
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
meat shield; human shield; vagina wall; fleshy wall; wall of flesh (e.g. in sci-fi)
declaration; proclamation; announcement
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
conceit; hubris; vanity; presumption
on the way; as one goes; in the future; someday; eventually
annexation; absorption; merger; swallowing up
with one's own body; by one's own action; by one's own experience; barely (e.g. escape); narrowly
800; eight hundred; multitude; large number
to be by far the best; to be much better; to excel; to be exceptional; to be prominent; to be outstanding