capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
to thrust before; to thrust at
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
intensive; concentrated; focused
to torment; to harass; to tease
advice; counsel; remonstrance; recommendation
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
country; territory; domain; realm
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one
on the wane (e.g. popularity of something); decline of one's fortunes
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
pleasant feeling; good vibes
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
convenient; handy; useful
very interesting; of great interest
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
such; like that; that sort of; very
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; use; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; disposal (esp. sale of goods)
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
submersion; inundation; being flooded
thickly; viscously; stickily; sleepily; drowsily; dozing off
beforehand; in advance; previously
pick; plectrum; ice pick; pickaxe; pick (of an ice axe); pick (tool for picking a lock)
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)