example; illustration; precedent
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
(the) second (party, rank, etc.); B (grade); stylish; chic; strange; quaint
(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis
blow received by a bystander; getting dragged in to someone else's fight
bump; lump; protuberance; swelling
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to fall in love at first sight; (arch.) to see for the first time; (arch.) to meet for the first time; (arch.) to have sexual relations for the first time
pole; climax; extreme; extremity
one's former teacher; one's old teacher
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
failing in one's duty (e.g. to someone)
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
not becoming a problem; out of the question; not worth considering; insignificant; negligible
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
dull; uninteresting; dry; insipid; boring; prosaic
rather; sooner; preferably
science (natural sciences and related fields, incl. mathematics, engineering, medicine, etc.); faculties of science, engineering, medicine, etc. (at a university); science (as a school subject)
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
condition; situation; prospects
blast it!; bloody hell!; by thunder!; you bastard!; god damn you!; motherfucker!
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
very close (to); within a stone's throw (of); a stone's throw away (from)
standard; basis; principle
state of mind; (one's) mental state
bold; shameless; cheeky; brash; impudent
rich in ...; high in ...; full of ...; very ...; quite ...
self-centeredness; self-centredness; selfishness; egotism; egoism
let's not say (such things) to each other
to muster one's courage; to resolve oneself; to ready oneself for what is to come
exactly; just; precisely; punctually; exactly on time
proposal; offer; report; proposition; notice; request
local news section; the city desk
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
first appointment (to a post)