to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
national traits or character; nationality
weeding out; elimination (e.g. of unneeded employees); culling; selection (e.g. natural selection)
easy to deal with; easily manageable; tractable; malleable
to avoid; to refrain from; to shun; to detest
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
extra (charge, fare, etc.); premium; bonus; (after a number) tenths increase
short temper; quick temper; hot temper; impatience; irritability
treatment; service; handling; management
very; extremely; excessively
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
devoting oneself to; concentrating on; being an ardent admirer of; (arch.) tipping over and collapsing
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
truth; reality; seriousness; logical truth; printed style writing; star performer
intelligence or information network
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
to closely resemble; to suit well; to match well; to go well with
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
no use; useless; not fit for its purpose
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
to be interested in; to take an interest in; to care about
flour; meal; powder; dust
hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind
brimming with health (vigor, vigour); full of vitality; full of health
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
to bother; to meddle; to poke one's nose (into another's business); to be too helpful
to distribute; to hand out