to leave one's footprints; to leave one's mark on; to leave a message (behind)
part; portion; glimpse; bit
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
sacrificial pawn; sacrificed piece; sacrifice
one school; one sect; one denomination; one party; one faction; one group
to be at a loss; to rack one's brains in vain; to think and think but get nowhere; to fail to come up with a good idea
back seat (of a car); rear seat
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
moment; brief space of time
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
material; substance; matter
single pole; single electrode
scholar; academic; scientist; learned person; person of learning
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
in contrast to ...; unlike ...; while ...; whereas ...
principle; theory; fundamental truth
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
dual personality; split personality
senior high school student
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
side effect; adverse reaction
encroachment; invasion; erosion (e.g. of market share, rights); erosion; corrosion
as one wishes; as one wants; to one's satisfaction
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to entrap
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
at a loss for words; stumped for words
to push aside; to thrust aside; to brush aside; to reject; to remove; to take out
nothing but; none other than
to watch steadily; to stare
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless