damp; moist; (slightly) wet; quiet; calm; peaceful
androgynous; gender-neutral
clever; bright; sharp; wise; intelligent; sagacious
to flatter; to curry favor (with); to fawn (on); to flirt (with; a man); to make eyes (at)
detached; aloof; indifferent
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
faction; branch; sect; denomination; branching off
hundred million; 100,000,000; 10^8
to embrace; to hug; to have; to possess; to command; to lead
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
armed might; military power; the sword; force
turning point; critical juncture; knot (in a tree, etc.)
cannot be helped; unavoidable
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
presence or absence; whether something is there or not; whether something happens or not
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
baton (of command); order; command; direction
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
as expected; as predicted
boasting of one's strength
iron grill; iron grille; iron lattice; prison
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
to (relax and) stretch one's legs out; to go for a further walk