analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
increase; multiplication; propagation; proliferation
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to
conformity; alignment; tuning; same tone; same pitch
previous generation (of a family); previous head of the family; predecessor; previous age; previous generation
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
(pair of) compasses; dividers; revolving stage
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours
miserable; wretched; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; sorrowful
brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother
lovable; sweet; charming; pitiful; pathetic; touching
mediocrity; ordinary ability
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
to begin to dance; to break into a dance
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
feeling of happiness; sense of well-being; euphoria
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
continuance; survival; persistence; retention; duration
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, crisis, etc.); overcoming; surmounting; bringing under control
madness; craziness; insanity
aptitude; aptness; suitability