to quiet (a child, crowd, etc.); to quieten; to calm (one's nerves, excitement, etc.); to compose (oneself); to suppress (a rebellion, riot, fire, etc.); to quell
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
not exceeding ...; not more than ...; below (a standard, level, etc.); under; the following; the below-mentioned
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
to lean (on, against); to rest (against); to recline; to rely on (someone); to depend on
feeling sick; feeling queasy; feeling nauseated; being angry; being offended; being disgusted
temporary; transitory; short-lived
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; contraction; atrophy
care (e.g. medical); attention; nursing; kea (Nestor notabilis)
rather; better; instead; if anything
to recover; to rally; to improve; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to shift (a bag, etc.) from one hand to the other
maniac; enthusiast; fan; mania; craze
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
spirit; heart; disposition
for a while; for some time; for a period
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
inevitable; unavoidable; certain; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
joining (a club, organization, etc.); becoming a member; entry; admission; subscription; affiliation
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
soon; shortly; before long
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
one's own potential; real ability; one's own strength
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under
ratio; proportion; percentage
bodily sensation; feeling in the body; physical feeling; coenesthesia; cenesthesia; coenesthesis
burst of laughter; roar of laughter; in copious amounts
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with