mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted
doing something frantically; frantic state
search for a husband for one's daughter
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
matter of time; question of time
extinction; discontinuation; severance; rupture; to become extinct; to cease to exist
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
serious damage; injury or loss; heavy blow
the dead; ghost; person who is obsessed (with money, power, etc.); person with a blind lust (for)
persecution complex; paranoia
with religious zeal; with utmost devotion; take great care of
balloon (esp. small, toy variety); airship; blimp
both armies; both teams; both sides
spectacle; striking display; spectacular (scene, film, etc.); extravaganza; big-budget production
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
to be lazy; to be slack; to feel dull; to feel languid; to feel listless
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (e.g. of vegetables; by depriving of light)
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
female dancer; dancing girl; danseuse
wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly
(with a) thump; (hanging) straight down
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
descent; fall; drop; passing down (of an order, decree, etc.)
troops; group members; team members
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
rising; ascending; climbing
(relative) length; advantages and disadvantages; pluses and minuses; strong and weak points