recklessness; foolhardiness
before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
bright person; talented student; prodigy
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
fidelity; honour; honor; chastity (of a woman); faithfulness (e.g. to one's husband)
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
expansion; swelling; increase; growth
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
to jar; to creak; to grate
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
white heat; incandescence; becoming excited; getting heated (e.g. of a discussion); reaching a climax
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
turning round (a ship); changing course; veering
to well up; to burst; to arise
neutralization; neutralisation; counteraction
gem; jewel; precious stone
to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)
thin or light silk; sheer silk; veil (mystery)
burden; load (e.g. CPU time, electricity, etc.)
to stick it out (until the end)
even more; still more; further
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
to find somebody's weak spot; (lit.) to drill a hole
passive; negative; conservative; depolarization
handed-down order; issued instruction; word of command
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
before an event takes place
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience