half; 50%; 5 parts; 5%; equality; equal footing
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant; ordinary; normal; regular
to throw away; to abandon; to give up; to relinquish; to lay down (one's life)
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
choices; alternatives; options
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
(death from) starvation; starving to death
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
firm; strong; solid; stable
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
the reason is that ...; because
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
legitimate self-defence; legitimate self-defense
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
distance; perspective; far and near; here and there
feeling; sensation; tentative; rough; interjection
state of mind; mentality; psychology
trick; plot device; mystery-fiction trope
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
to go (come) inside; to step into; to enter
going straight to the point; cutting it short; as it turns out
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
raging bull; ferocious bull