purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to pull teeth out; to extract a tooth
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
reason; cause; circumstances
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
inside one's heart; in one's mind
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
craving; longing; thirsting
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
to mourn over the death of
while alive; during one's lifetime
writing off (a debt); cancellation; balancing the books; cancelling out (gains or losses); making even; making up (for)
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
second day of the month; two days
(person treated as a) plaything
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
disdain; contempt; scorn; abhorrence
pre-established harmony (Leibniz theory); harmonie préétablie; (events) proceeding in a predictable fashion; turning out the way everyone expected; convention
moving; touching; stirring
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out