haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
clumsiness; awkwardness; ineptitude
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
sparing a life; clemency; reconsideration of an employee's dismissal
to rustle (in the wind); to sway; to stir; to blow gently (of the wind); to blow softly
to be injured; to sustain a wound
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
origin of an affair; spark that lit the fuse; beginning
to find out; to discover; to locate
(establish) friendly (cordial) relations (with, between); (form) friendship (e.g. with a nation)
according to (depending on) the mood of the moment; as one's fancy dictates
to struggle in the water; to be drowning; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
uncommon; extraordinary (in relation to human characteristics)
simple substance (e.g. chemical); something standing alone; separate item; solo item
battle cry; war cry; charging (at the enemy) with a shout
to make (someone) understand (a fault, mistake, etc.); to reason with; to advise; to try to persuade; to exhort; to admonish
chance (of success); odds
change; alteration; substitute; spare; rate of exchange
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
root; source; origin; cause
to be indicated as the winner of a bout by the raising of the referee's fan; to be declared the winner
one's cherished opinion; pet theory
servile; subservient; obsequious; slavish; self-abasing; grovelling
to come back; to bloom a second time
haughty; arrogant; proud; stuck-up
simplistic (thinking, idea, etc.); hasty
upon arrival of an item (items); as soon as one arrives
your will; your pleasure; your wish; certainly; as you say; you are quite right
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
suicide (carried out with a blade, gun, etc.)
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
in perfect form; going swimmingly