bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
end of life; death; breathing one's last
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property
writing; composition; essay; sentence
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
to copy (down); to transcribe
manuscript (book); written copy of a book; codex; transcription; copying
hoarding; storing away (without using)
slapping on (stamp, sticker); flopping down
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
to prostrate oneself (before)
otherwise; or else; if not
proposal; offer; request; application
counter for books; volume
to rise; to swell; to intensify; to increase; to grow stronger; to get higher
showing one's face in public; facing another person
contract; compact; agreement
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
to keep standing; to stand motionless
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
to be cloying; to be sick and tired with; to be disgusted with; to stink
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
slightly; a little; barely; narrowly; only; just
to stagger; to stumble; to waver; to be in two minds; to have an affair (with); to fall (for someone)
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
all; entire; whole; altogether
essence; true nature; substance; reality
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the means for the end; getting one's priorities backwards
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
to use someone's (argument, attack) against them; to use (an attack) to one's advantage; to take advantage of (a negative situation)
no matter what; whatever happens; under any circumstances; never
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
(in) his way; peculiar to him
to heat; to heat up; to get excited; to get worked up; to get fired up
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)