to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
live tree; green wood; unseasoned wood
with gusto; with wild abandon; enthusiastically; energetically
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered
everyday life; daily life
greatness is comparative; there is always someone better than you; there is always a bigger fish
average value; mean value; mean; expectation
numerical value; figure; result; reading (on a meter, etc.)
average; ordinary; normal
to bud; to sprout; to germinate; to have luck on one's side; to get lucky
to stay behind; to remain; to work overtime
to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on
low spirits; depression; dejection; discouragement; despondency
none other than; ... himself; ... herself
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
person of mixed parentage; crossbreed; Eurasian; hybrid; crossbreed
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
diligent; earnest; attentive to detail; brisk (working, moving); frequent (e.g. checking)
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
transplanting (a plant); transplant; transplantation (of an organ, tissue, etc.); transplant; embryo transfer; embryo transplant
likely to do; liable to do; (quite) capable of doing; may (well) do; might do; could do
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
clear solution; clean decision
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
(matter) for congratulations; worthy of celebration; happy (occasion, ending, etc.); naive; too good-natured; gullible
erratic; offbeat; wild; unconventional; extraordinary; weird
possession (by a spirit, demon, etc.); dependence (on)
by choice; of one's own free will; on one's own initiative; off one's own bat
nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops
collection (of fees, taxes, etc.); levy
equality; impartiality; evenness
intake (nutrients, calories, etc.); intake amount
arbitrarily; of its own accord; without asking; voluntarily; willfully; as one pleases
to become hoarse; to become husky
supply base; storage depot
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
with a (light) slapping sound
suddenly; all of a sudden; quickly; emphatically; energetically