appetizer or snack served with drinks; performance to liven up a bar; conversation to liven up a party
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to watch to the end; to ascertain; to determine; to know thoroughly; to obtain a deep understanding of
to tremble; to shiver; to shake
ancient times; prehistoric times; the distant past; a very long time ago
birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; one's first birthday
each place; every place; various places; all parts (of the country, world, etc.)
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
sterilization; sterilisation; disinfection; pasteurization
invasion (e.g. of a country); raid; aggression
mistress; kept woman; concubine
deep sea; depths of the sea; ocean depths
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
for some (unspecified) reason
negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination
to do together; to put together; to lump together; to regard in the same light; to put in the same category; to arrange for (two people) to marry
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
right of control; supremacy; sovereignty
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
distant look; faraway look
grand; far-reaching; ambitious
to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite
financial difficulties (for an organization or business)
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
maintenance; preservation; improvement
since; henceforth; ever since