uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless
fallen scraps; scatterings; leftovers; remainder; student who cannot keep up in school; dropout (from school, society, a movement, etc.)
value to society; raison d'être; existence value
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
death from disease; death from illness
video (esp. digital); video clip; animation; animated cartoon; in-betweens (animation)
telephone receiver; telephone mouthpiece; making a telephone call; receiving a telephone call
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
to sever relations (with somebody; esp. a relative or spouse); to break off (with)
to be selected (from among many people)
part; part-timer; part-time (work)
at work; in the midst of work; working
bet; wager; stake; gamble
to tame (e.g. animal); to domesticate
all night long; all through the night
and so; therefore; for that reason
to beg forgiveness; to ask for someone's pardon; to ask for permission
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
registration; accession; register; entry; record
elimination; erasure; clearing; elimination (of variables)
to play a leading role; to play a central part
(earthenware) mortar (for grinding)
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
hateful; detestable; loathsome
while alive; during one's lifetime
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
to be extremely difficult; to present a major challenge
that is to say; so that means
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
to pierce through; to stand (of something sharp or pointy); to thrust (up)
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
long sword; minute hand (of a clock)