precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
to move off (into the distance); to become distant; to recede; to drift away (from a person, activity, etc.); to distance oneself (from); to become less frequent (e.g. of visits)
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit
wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse
to serve; to dish up; to dish out; to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
as one likes; as one wants; as one wishes; as one hopes; as one sees fit; to one's satisfaction
to kick over; to kick down
jewel box; jewelry box; jewelry case; casket
rainbow-colored; rainbow-coloured
smirkingly; smugly; broadly
death penalty; capital punishment
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
spots; speckles; mottles; speckled; spotted
to trample; to crush underfoot
ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility
grand; magnificent; majestic; great; sublime
largest class; top category
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
to be handed down from generation to generation
every month; each month; monthly
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.); discipline; solidarity
not at all; don't worry about it; forget about it
to do a silly thing; to do something stupid
with one's life (protect, etc.); at the cost of one's life
babysitting; babysitter; nanny; taking care of; looking after; accompanying
it's precisely for that reason that ...; which is precisely why ...
extensive; vast range; wide scope