obedience; submission; resignation
fixed interval; fixed period
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
circuit (electric); cycle (e.g. Krebs cycle)
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
appearance; figure; shape; form
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
degeneration; decadence; deterioration; laxness; corruption
conservative; regressive; backward-looking; unenterprising
judgment; judgement; discernment
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
influenced by; in response to; in the wake of; triggered by; following
non-stop talking; speaking indiscreetly; chattering; thin; flimsy
Dragon King; promoted rook
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
winding; meandering; zigzagging; zig-zag; in twists and turns; sinuously
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
to glare at; to scowl at; to glower at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
to get tired of (doing); to lose interest in
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
rising; ascending; climbing
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
break granted to wrestlers engaged in a prolonged bout
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
as if nothing had happened
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
dotage; feeble-minded old man; senile old fool; dotard
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
ancestor; forefather; foremother
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
inferior; base; vulgar; low grade; lower class