series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
covered in blood; bloodstained; bloody; gory
forcibly; against one's will
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
fighting spirit; (will to) fight
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
specialized weapon or skill; specialised weapon or skill
nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
constitutional; relating to character, structure, nature, etc.
to make; to make (something) what it should be; to cause to be
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
to work out; to think out; to devise; to invent
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
to change into; to convert to; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
fury; frenzy; madness; wildness
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
to rage; to run amok (amuck); to tear around
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
standard; set; routine; decided
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
specialization; specialisation
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
to be somewhat different (from before, from others, etc.)
reading aloud; recitation
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
capacity; volume; capacitance
to be bulky; to be unwieldy; to grow voluminous