poor physical health; bad shape
to appease; to suppress; to calm
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
foreseeing; anticipating; lookahead; prefetching; reading ahead
near; nearby; not far off
stiff and slackless; tense without any looseness; cling tightly; pulled or stretched as far as possible; creaking of a door or oar
transcendence; transcendency; transcendental; to transcend; to rise above
extensive; spacious; vague; hazy
point (of a conversation, etc.); sense; hold; grip
party to a contract; subscriber; policy owner (insurance)
entreaty; appeal; petition
falsehood and truth; fiction and fact
to freeze (in fear, surprise, etc.); to cower; to flinch; to shrink up; to shrink; to shrivel up
to devise an elaborate plan; to exercise one's ingenuity; to work out a scheme
script; libretto; scenario
to put a stop to; to put a hold on; to put the brakes on; to call a halt to; to block; to shelve
(feeling a chill or shiver) suddenly; (feeling) chilly; chillily; with a sudden sense of dread (or fear, etc.); (being) suddenly (afraid, frightened, etc.); suddenly (breaking out in a cold sweat)
consent; assent; understanding; agreement; comprehension; grasp
latent disposition; inner feelings
to be furious; to seethe with anger; to have one's blood boiling
to fight; to compete; to contest; to argue; to dispute heatedly
from A to Z; without exception; in every particular
evil design; crafty plan; plot
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
burden; load (e.g. CPU time, electricity, etc.)
to tire of; to lose interest in; to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
excursion; round trip; seasonal migration (of fish, etc.)
disreputable; scandalous; disgraceful
distrust; unjust suspicion
starting line; starting point
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
audience; attendance; hearers
to pluck; to pick; to nip off
unjustified; unwarranted; unfounded; baseless; groundless
as; because; with; due to
to affect adversely; to have a negative influence (on)
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age