to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
to flatter; to curry favor (with); to fawn (on); to flirt (with; a man); to make eyes (at)
deoxyribonucleic acid; DNA
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
1,000,000; one million; million; many
about 80%; almost certainly; mostly
(breaking) with a snap (of a thread, string, etc.); (ending) suddenly (of a call, communications, etc.); piercing (e.g. with a needle); squashing (something small; e.g. an insect); breaking out (e.g. of a pimple)
direct control; direct supervision
guidance; lead; introduction; good offices; guide; primer
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
deepest part; deepest portion; depths (of the ocean etc.); innermost
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
great laughter; burst of laughter
to intrude; to butt in; to meddle; to be forward; to be self-assertive; to show off
(complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation
to follow; to accompany; to serve; to work under; to obey
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
two-top (soccer formation); formation with two forwards at the front line
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
kind person; warmhearted person; sympathetic person
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
set of tools (implements); kit; outfit
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
to complain; to grumble; to gripe
tragic but brave; heroic; grim