to kill (with a weapon); to slay; to defeat (an opponent); to beat
lack of actors; being unfit for one's (acting) role; lacking the ability required for the part one has been given
inadequacy; inappropriateness; unfitness; impropriety
to assail the nostrils (smell); to go nose-to-nose (with someone)
old wound; scar; unpleasant past experience; painful memory; past misdeed
to examine (medically); to have a look at; to check (a patient's pulse)
to apply (of a rule); to be applicable (of standards, lessons, ideas, etc.); to hold true (e.g. of a description); to fit; to be suitable (e.g. of a word); to meet (requirements)
performing a part in one's own play; playing a musical piece that one has written; doing everything by oneself (from preparation to execution); put-up job; charade; sock-puppeting (i.e. pretending to be more than one person on the Internet)
dilution; watering down; inflation (of budget, claim, etc.); padding
sabotage; subversive activities
self-mutilation; self-injury
to flub (one's lines); to be flustered; to be confused; to bungle; to mess up
prudence; discretion; thought; consideration
final warning; ultimatum; last notice
Rio; Rio de Janeiro (abbr)
overall height; distance from the ground to the highest point of an object
capture (of enemy weapons, supplies, etc.); seizure; plunder
calming down; settling down; quieting down; sedation
nine; nine years of age; twelve o'clock (old time system)
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
official name; formal name
habitat; home (e.g. of the tiger)
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
to be stripped of all one's clothes; to lose everything one has
falcon (esp. the peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus)
to print (on); to insert (an illustration); to stencil (a pattern); to instill (a thought, impression, etc.); to imprint (e.g. on one's subconscious)
to be slippery; to be slimy; (arch.) to behave charmingly; (arch.) to walk merrily
epidermis; cuticle; bark; epidermis; facade
bull; bull; bulldog; bulldozer; bourgeois; bourgeoisie
frightening; scary; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) exaggerated; (arch.) huge
has never (done, occurred); there has never been an instance (where); there is no precedent (for)
to show through; to be hinted at; to peek through; to shine through
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, crisis, etc.); overcoming; surmounting; bringing under control
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
successful execution; accomplishment; completion; fulfillment; carrying through