periodic; regular; routine
administration; medication; dosage
fair exchange; equivalent exchange; exchange of equal value
to prepare for death; to get ready to die
soon; shortly; nearly; almost
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
mechanism; mechanical parts; jack-in-the-box
currently popular; in fashion; trendy
to abbreviate; to abridge; to omit; to leave out; to take; to capture
Leo (constellation); the Lion
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
freedom; free; open; unrestricted
right in the middle (of); midst; height
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
numeral; digit; figure; number; a few characters
degree of familiarity; popularity; name recognition; notoriety
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to go down in history; to be recorded in the history books
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
calm; composed; cool; quiet
superman; superwoman; Ubermensch (Nietzsche's ideal man of the future); overman
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
educator; teacher; educationalist
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
to be born; to come into the world
running out of battery; battery depletion; going flat; loss of energy; depletion of stamina
sea snake; worm eel (Ophichthidae spp.); snake eel
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
slitheringly; wriggling, slipping and sliding
to be slippery; to be slimy; (arch.) to behave charmingly; (arch.) to walk merrily
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
to grow taller (of people)
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far