bad influence; negative influence
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of charge); freelance; independent; freelancer; one-size-fits-all; free skating
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
the latter; the second; successor; descendant
wrong direction; different direction (from what one expected)
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
deflection; deviation; variation; declination; drift
growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension
disastrous flooding; kelpie; water demon that brings floods or disasters
filth (esp. excrement, feces, urine); muck; waste; garbage; dirt; dust
disinfection; sterilization; sterilisation
becoming red-hot; red heat; scorching heat; burning (love); passionate (e.g. debate); ardent
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
licking; lapping up; (eating up) quickly; gobbling up
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
to wag one's tail; to flatter; to butter up; to fawn (on)
ray (of light); beam; light
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow (i.e. bending of the body); bowing; reward
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
lifting a ban; raising an embargo; opening a season (hunting, fishing, etc.); publishing contents; revealing information
calling by name; designation; nomination
to look around; to look towards (us)
to go through (e.g. a wall); to penetrate; to punch (a hole, pattern, etc.); to stamp out (e.g. a coin); to remove (partitions between rooms); to join (multiple rooms) into one
low-altitude flying; having consistently poor results (grades, sales, etc.); barely scraping by; being on the verge of failing
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
frequency (of occurrence)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
dealing with; coping with
departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
to sell well; to sell out; to be worldly and understanding; to be sensible; to be sorted out; to be put in order
assistance; help; assist (final pass or cross before a goal)
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out