focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
propulsion; drive; promotion (of a policy, project, movement, etc.); furtherance; advancement
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
base; basis; bedrock; platform
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
to be offended; to get angry; to be stuffy; to be stifling; firmly (shutting one's mouth)
prejudice; bias; distorted view
hundred times; hundred degrees
combination; arrangement; distribution; (arch.) marrying off
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
to etch into one's mind; to remember well
prudence; discretion; thought; consideration
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
to claim victims; to leave casualties
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to know something by direct experience; (lit.) to know through the skin
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
to send (something) flying; to splatter; to drive (something) off
end (of a street, hallway, etc.)
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
memento (esp. of a deceased person); keepsake; heirloom; remembrance; souvenir
worn-out; run-down; beat-up; shabby; dilapidated
to feel under pressure; to feel impatient; to be in a hurry
to choke; to have trouble breathing
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
brake; (a) stop (to a development, behavior, etc.); (the) brakes
breakthrough (research, etc.); breach; opening