origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
human kindness; human weakness
being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
hollow; mid-air; air; sky
being scattered and ultimately lost; dissipation
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment
sounds good; sure thing; no problem
orphan; person without friends
body; group; party; company; troupe
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
to emphasize; to attach importance to
a reclusive life; living secluded from the world; leading a sequestered life
artificial; man-made; imitation; synthetic
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to go out of fashion
origin; source; beginning; starting point
low grade; vulgar; low class; cheap; low level
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
dissemination; scattering; sprinkling; spraying
defense; defence; pleading; advocacy
number of times; frequency; count
awareness that somebody will be hard to deal with; awareness that one is not good at something; (feeling) not up to doing something
antecedents; ancestor; previous position; previous existence; predecessor organization; predecessor organisation
depopulation; falling population; decrease in population; population decline
arms; weapons (of war); armor; armour
to explain; to dispel doubts
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
occasional; infrequent; rare
servant (of the people); minister (of religion)
counter for birds, rabbits, etc.
to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste
good bye; I'm off; see you later