favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in a web browser)
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
final destination; last stop; end; conclusion; goal
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
method of treatment; cure; remedy
how many years; how long; what year
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
to take a turn for the better (of an illness, patient, etc.); to begin to improve; to begin to recover; to convalesce
encouragement; cheering on
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
in tatters; in pieces; wiped out
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land
to spread its roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.); to put down roots; to settle down (in a place)
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
(place) right in the center; dead center; dead centre; exact middle; heart
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
hereabouts; around there; that area
that's true; of course; obviously
to keep watching; to continue looking at; to gaze at
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
royal capital; imperial capital
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
border (between countries); national border
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; environs; surrounding area; district
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return