stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
ship of Theseus; Theseus's paradox
four (long cylindrical things)
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; (sitting) straight
proposition; thesis; notion; problem; issue; challenge
talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
regularization; regularisation; getting up speed; proceeding at full tilt
to finish reading; to read through
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
friendly fire; killing each other by mistake; internecine strife
clone; kroon (former currency of Estonia)
place of refuge; refugee destination
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
ingredient; component; composition
to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame
not exactly correct, but pretty close to it; not far off the mark
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
pollution; public nuisance; contamination
deceptive advertising; misleading advertisement (presenting one's product as being better or cheaper than it really is)
to go too far; to go to excess; to carry too far
treachery; betrayal; perfidy