to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate
vanguard; advance-guard point; advance detachment; vanguard; pioneer; avant-garde
working without pay; free service; work for nothing
complete defeat; utter defeat; annihilation; to be completely defeated; to be beaten hollow
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
statue; picture; picture revealing character
to strip a person of all his or her clothes; to leave someone with nothing; to leave someone penniless; to steal someone blind
guidelines for action; personal principles
loss and gain; advantage and disadvantage
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
to have a good idea; to be able to predict
planned; scheduled; systematic
conscious; deliberate; intentional
indulgence (esp. in the Catholic Church); excuse; justification; rationalization
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice
hard worker; hardworking person
indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating
overly optimistic; easygoing; irresponsible; naive; simple-minded
to talk of one's dreams (esp. unrealistic, far-fetched ones); to dream out loud
quite unlike; not bearing the slightest resemblance
to have both; to possess both; to combine with
to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
to fall into disgrace with; to incur someone's displeasure
bits and pieces; frizzily (as in perm)
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
spontaneous discharge; accidental gun discharge
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
good quality; fine quality; superior quality; high quality
from the beginning; from scratch
emergency measure; emergency procedures; first-aid treatment; stop-gap treatment; temporary repairs
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
supreme; sublime; highest
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
to inherit; to succeed; to take over