source; origin; cause; beginning; genesis
no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen
the last moment; the very end
moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant
100,000,000; one hundred million; 10^8
one Nth part (e.g. one fifth, one tenth); one out of N
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
rational; reasonable; logical
to come together; to join; to merge; to get married; to become a married couple
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
head (of a university department); chairperson
stipulation; prescription; normal (unit of normality); compulsory exercise (in gymnastics); compulsory routine
syringe; hypodermic needle; injector
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
sunflower (Helianthus annuus)
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; (arch.) to rise up (of breaking waves)
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
pulsation; pulsatory motion
to rain incessantly; to downpour
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
to fall in drops; to drip down; to trickle down
murder; homicide; manslaughter
to become clouded; to darken; to darken (of a face); to worsen; to deteriorate
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
lament (song); elegy; dirge; Lamentations (book of the Bible)
counter for laps or circuits; perimeter; Zhou dynasty (of China; approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty
work (e.g. of art); piece; harvest; crop; technique
time; season; period; phase; stage
pure literature; belles-lettres
long work; (full-length) novel; feature-length film; long poem
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
short story; short film; short poem
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
planet; dark horse; surprise contender
episode; side story; story within a story; aside; anecdote
fruition; fructification; bearing fruit; bearing fruit (of efforts, plans, etc.); coming to fruition; yielding success