to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
export; exportation; efferent
matter of life or death; life-and-death problem
statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker
sacrificial pawn; sacrificed piece; sacrifice
introduction; bringing in; leading in; installation
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
not necessarily so; is not always true
still; as yet; as it has been
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
taking in; bringing in; capturing (e.g. customers); attracting; confusion; bustle
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
most part; greater part; majority
amount of material resources
suicidal act; self-destroying action; suicidal action
to be ruined (reduced to poverty); to fall low; to go under; to come to ruin
to subsist; to keep on living
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to get excited; to get hyped up; to become happy; to get in a good mood
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
general mobilization; general mobilisation
sticky; syrupy; weakly (of a flame); gently (e.g. boil); dozing off; napping
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
tunnel; (mining) gallery; level; shaft; pit
canary (esp. the island canary, Serinus canaria)
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
bow and arrow; weapon; arms
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
to buy up; to lay in a stock; to stock up; to buy a lot
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right