to buy; to purchase; to buy out
mistress (of the house); hostess; landlady; proprietress
the whole year; all the year
overheating; overexcitement
pain; agony; suffering; distress; torment
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
sense of values; values; value system
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
to undergo great hardships; to waste away from great effort and worry
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
to cease; to stop; to be over
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
transition; changeover; switchover; transfer (of powers, weight, etc.); shift (e.g. of centre of gravity)
intercept; interception; counter-attack
to be injured; to sustain a wound
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
overdependence (on others; usu. one's fosterers or seniors); lack of self-reliance; presumed acceptance (of one's behaviour); presumed benevolence; attention-seeking (behavior)
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
gas; vapour; vapor; gaseous body
molecule; numerator; element (of a group); member; particle
expansion; swelling; increase; growth
that is (to say); namely; precisely; exactly; if one does ..., then; in that case
rising; ascending; climbing
attenuation; damping; decay
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
specialized; specialised; boutique
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
reaching; attaining; arrival
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
no matter what; whatever happens; under any circumstances; never
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else
no matter (what, who, etc.); whether ... or ...; be
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away