to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to roll about; to writhe about
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
nothing special; nothing significant; not a problem
-less; lacking; non-existing
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
other people's affairs; someone else's problem
to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
end of life; death; breathing one's last
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)
to be reduced to (e.g. poverty); to end up as
erasure; striking off; crossing out; cancellation; deletion
choices; alternatives; options
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling
benefactor; patron; person to whom one owes a great deal; person to whom one is (deeply) indebted
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
to cry one's eyes out; to make one's eyes swollen from crying
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
bursting; rupture; explosion; breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
to push; to propel; to shove; to spur (someone); to stimulate; to impel
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
to rage; to fly into a rage; to become furious
one line; one stretch (e.g. of road); earnest; resolute; (arch.) one bloodline; (arch.) one clan