withering; shrivelling; shrinking; contraction; atrophy
being well versed (in); being well acquainted (with); being familiar (with); (a boy's) first ejaculation; spermarche; semenarche
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
reheating (food); rebaking; remaking (a story); adapting; rehashing
broadcast(ing) satellite; BS; satellite television
back; rear; background; backdrop; backing; support; going backwards
asset-backed securities; ABS
first letter of a word; capital letter (at the start of a word or sentence); initials (of one's name)
finest example; the best (of); white eyebrows
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
inundation; submersion; flood
submersion; inundation; being flooded
man with a gentle nature; man of delicate features; man of slender build; effeminate man; feeble man
organs of the state; machinery of the state
trembling with fear; in great fear; filled with trepidation; nervously; timidly
international; worldwide; cross-border; cosmopolitan
spotless integrity; absolute honesty; uprightness
person of lofty virtue; man of noble character; perfect person; saint
among these; between these; of these
foreign exchange reserves; foreign currency reserves
saving; savings; accumulation; putting aside; reserving
to forbid; to ban; to prohibit; to suppress (a feeling, laughter, etc.); to hold back (e.g. tears)
absolute best; very finest; top-class; first-rate; elite
an issue being settled; a case being closed
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
association; society; organization; organisation
to be astonished; to be flabbergasted; to be startled; to be amazed
latest; most recent; nearest (in time)