boomerang; swim briefs; Speedos
several types; several kinds; several species
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
overall; general; as a whole
moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement; progress (of work, activities, etc.); advance; progression (of a disease, global warming, etc.); progression (e.g. chord progression)
molecule; numerator; element (of a group); member; particle
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; perversion (esp. sexual)
naughty; mischievous; unruly
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
about; concerning; related to; -ish
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
scale; scope; plan; structure
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to be helpful
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
very much; very many; more and more
(philosophy of) not rocking the boat; (principle of) letting sleeping dogs lie
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
absence; disregard; indifference
calming down; quieting down
certainly; surely; definitely
to need; to call for; to require
The Iliad (epic poem attributed to Homer)
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
recklessly; thoughtlessly; pamperingly; indulgently; shoo!; heave-ho; hallo
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
investigation (esp. in academic and scientific contexts); finding out the facts; bringing (a matter) to light; inquiring into
(slowly and) carefully; without haste; thoroughly; deliberately; closely; meticulously
endlessly; continuously; (going) on and on; meandering; winding; sinuous
long time; several hours; long spell
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...