sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); destruction; annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling on appeal); quashing
adhesive bandage; sticking plaster; band-aid
idle thoughts; worldly thoughts
in its entirety; whole; wholly
demonstration; verification; substantiation; actual proof
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
multiplication table; times table
excited condition; excited state
superiority; predominance
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
to cool; to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; contraction; atrophy
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered
wintry; very cold-looking (e.g. landscape); bleak (e.g. room, street); desolate; empty (of furnishings)
to (an extent); up to; there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...; even if there is no need to ... (at least ...)
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
self-evident truth; obvious fact; truism; axiom
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
to repaint; to paint again; to paint (a different colour); to change completely; to break (a record); to redraw (e.g. the map)
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
omission; leaving out; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
cooling; refrigeration; cooling down (of a political conflict, etc.); calming down
inducing; causing; triggering; giving rise to
spontaneous discharge; sudden outburst; accidental gun discharge
rationality; reasonableness
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
to lose interest (in); to grow less enthusiastic
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
adhering to (a view, policy, etc.); sticking to; holding fast to; steadfastly maintaining
having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance
Moon; the greater yin (in yin-yang)
24 divisions of the solar year; 24 terms used to denote the changing of the seasons
superfine; extra-fine; extremely thin; extra-fine woollen yarn
first day of winter (approx. November 8)
you can never be too careful; you can't be too cautious; better safe than sorry
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might