(exaggerated) professing to be; passing oneself off as
predictable; repetitive; being in a rut; set in one's ways
obedience; submission; resignation
complete devotion (to); total commitment (to); unvarying support (for); unwavering fixation (on); rigid preoccupation (with)
lacking skill; uninspiring; unexciting; dull; unrefined; boring (from being too plain)
to be to the point; to be pertinent
reason; cause; circumstances
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
breakthrough (research, etc.); breach; opening
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
watching a (sports) game; spectating; observing (military operations)
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
carving; engraving; sculpture
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
to put something on top of another thing; to superimpose
most ominous; most sinister; most atrocious; most evil
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive
to hurt; to smart; to sting
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
the relation of master to servant
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)