sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
shortcoming; fault; flaw; imperfection
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
spontaneous generation; abiogenesis; natural occurrence; spontaneous occurrence
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
to one's heart's content; following one's heart's desires
moment's leisure; free minute
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
to burn into one's memory; to sear an image
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
stiff and slackless; tense without any looseness; cling tightly; pulled or stretched as far as possible; creaking of a door or oar
to connect; to link together; to pull together; to close tightly; to purse (e.g. lips)
deleterious substance; toxic substance
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
to knead again; to rework; to revise; to polish
extremely dangerous; full of peril
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
uneasy feeling; sense of anxiety; malaise
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
falsehood and truth; fiction and fact
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
the seven prismatic colors (colours)
combat readiness; battle readiness; fighting trim
shutout; shutting out; locking out; shutout; allowing no runs (goals, etc.)
attaching too much importance to; placing disproportionate emphasis on; making too much of
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
at first; in the beginning; originally
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
rumbling; (ringing) cadence
standing together in a disorderly fashion; standing close around; crowding together; flooding in (applicants, election candidates, etc.)
local; localized; partial; topical (application)
superscription (on a letter, parcel, etc.); address; overwriting (data, file, etc.)