to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
hazy; dim; faint; minced fish or meat that is seasoned and fried
to step over or across; to overcome
to freeze; to become frozen; to freeze over
keeping alive longer; prolonging life; life extension; life-support
demonstrative of one's worth; worthy of one's reputation; living up to one's name; bolstering one's reputation; enhancing one's prestige; winning one honour
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
day of month; counter for days
certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
pack; packet; to pack; to package; (cosmetic) face pack; face mask
destruction; annihilation; extermination
nanomachine; molecular machine; nanobot; nanite; nanorobot
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
hesitation; wavering; faltering; balking; recoil; flinching
anxiety (about the future)
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
speech; eloquence; manner of speaking; manner of expression
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
disaster; accident; calamity; catastrophe
incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league
putting an end to; bringing to a close; person who opens and closes the curtains (in a theatre)
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
observer; spectator (e.g. in court); (member of the) public; visitor; audience; gallery
has never (done, occurred); there has never been an instance (where); there is no precedent (for)
to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
gradually; little by little; step by step
to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt
to fight to the last (death)
crafty; vicious; unscrupulous; sharp
to grab (someone) by the collar; to seize (someone) by the lapels
to detest; to abhor; to loathe
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
(playing an) unpopular role; (taking on an) unpopular task
declaration; statement; proclamation
past misdeed; past error; past folly; past sin