hating; strongly disliking
letter breaking off with someone; Dear John letter
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
to scrape off; to shave off
direct connection; direct link
smelling of mud; smelling of earth; unrefined; unpolished; uncouth
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
training; drill; practice; discipline
war situation; progress of a battle
outstanding performance award; outstanding performance prize; Outstanding Performance Award; Distinguished Service Medal (e.g. military: US, UK, etc.)
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
according to; due to; by (means of); because of; via; on the basis of
splinters of glass; glass shards
brave; courageous; gallant; valiant; heroic
preparing to flee; being ready to run away
to permeate (of a stain, smell, etc.); to become ingrained; to become embedded; to become a deeply ingrained habit; to become second nature
to ask for; to apply for; to make an application for; to file a request for; to submit (e.g. one's resignation)
report; return (e.g. tax); statement; declaration; notification; filing
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.)
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
secret communication (with the enemy); collusion; betrayal; adultery; (extramarital) affair
colour; color; hue; tints
ups and downs; bobbing up and down; rising and falling; ebbing and flowing
substantiation; materialization; materialisation; (specific to object language classes) instantiation
contract (entered into on the basis of a promise or previous agreement); formal agreement; contract at hand
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
to fall flat; to fall face down
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
laws (of nature); (divine) providence
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
starvation; famine; hunger
supreme; greatest; highest; best
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
virtue; benevolence; profit; benefit