grinding; polishing; refining (a skill, knowledge, etc.); applying oneself (to study); disciplining oneself
slightly difficult; somewhat bothersome; troublesome; peevish; querulous
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to coil around (of a child or animal); to grab (usu. out of playfulness or affection); to cling
deception; make-believe; fake; counterfeit; phony
pinch; tough spot; bind; clothespin; clothes peg
low spirits; depression; dejection; discouragement; despondency
assistance; backing; reinforcements
hardness of hearing; bradyacusia; deafness; having poor reception (radio, etc.)
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
division; splitting; sharing; distribution; draw; tie
fanaticism; zealotry; blind devotion
rebellious spirit; defiant attitude
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
crawling on all fours; being on all fours; being on one's hands and knees
awareness that one is not good at something; feelings of inferiority
thickheaded; slow-witted; phlegmatic; slow (of one's movements); sluggish
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
place to look (esp. when averting one's eyes)
to be caught in a dilemma; to get into a scrape
following a single pattern; conforming to the same pattern; one-track; single-track; repetitive; predictable
potential; latent faculties; potential capacities
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
to interfere; to butt in; to interrupt someone
unity; coherence; consistency; settlement; conclusion; closure
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation; fixing
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
star (actor, athlete, etc.); celebrity; star (symbol); asterisk; (celestial) star
Aesculapius; Asclepius; Asklepios
leaving the front line; retiring from the game; deserting the battle
to whirl; to eddy; to swirl; to whirl around (of feelings, thoughts, etc.); to swirl around; to surge
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution