to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)
lifetime supply; lifetime's worth (of something)
chasing too far; pursuing relentlessly
development; cultivation; application; exploitation (of resources)
root; source; origin; cause
stratagem; artifice; trick; ruse; scheme; tactics
sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
to dash (water, etc.; on someone or something); to throw (on); to pour (over)
to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do
(swimming) pool; pool (cue sport); pooling (money, resources, etc.); pool (price ring)
combined use; using together (with); using jointly; using at the same time
quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble
through (e.g. an intermediary, a medium); via; over (e.g. a network); across; by way of; by means of
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
Mariana Trench (deepest part of the ocean, near the Mariana Islands)
the sciences; STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics)
staying up all night three nights in a row; triple all-nighter
difference in elevation (between two points in a body of water); head; drop (e.g. of a waterfall); difference; gap
to think; to use one's head; to exercise one's brains
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
with a click; with a snap
to crack; to get cracked; to develop a crack; to develop a fissure
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
youthful; young; young-looking
description; expression (in words); qualification (e.g. of a noun with an adjective); form; figure; appearance
background knowledge; prerequisite knowledge
ancient times; prehistoric times
nuisance to other people; inconvenience to others
Eurasian hazel (Corylus avellana)
aggressiveness; aggression
dignified; majestic; stately; lordly; commanding
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
interpretation (i.e. oral translation); interpreter
vindication of honour; vindication of honor; making up for loss; revenge
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. of a joke)
a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; pointless exercise; waste of time; (something that is) too little, too late; (lit.) (pouring) water on a hot stone
to get poised again for charging; to toe the mark again; to start from scratch; to get a fresh start (on)