several minutes; a few minutes
the (four) limbs; arms and legs
experiment; experimentation
side effect; adverse reaction
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
to put on; to wear; to be clothed in; to be clad in; to be dressed in; to be wrapped in
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
to mix; to stir; to blend
needle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator; guiding principle; guideline; guide
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
particularly; only; in the case of
final; eventual; ultimate
what kind of; what sort of; what
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
sympathy; compassion; pity
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
related (by blood); blood-related; of the same blood
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
orphan; person without friends
guinea pig (Cavia porcellus); subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; perversion (esp. sexual)
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
to beg; to ask; to request; to pray; to wish
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
international organization; international organisation
control; management (e.g. of a business)
separate; scattered; apart
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
spell; charm; incantation; magic words
to tinker with; to fumble with; to fiddle with; to twiddle
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence