ruin; wreck; mere skeleton; framework
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
law; rule; commandment; the Torah (the law of God as revealed to Moses)
to achieve; to win; to gain; to attain
normalization (of a social problem, of a situation, etc.)
start; beginning; first step; clue
however; nevertheless; but; and yet; whereas; while
long (time); protracted; prolonged
to fear; to doubt; to have misgivings about; to worry about; to be anxious about; to be apprehensive about
to cajole; to deceive; to seduce
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
grave; solemn; stern; authoritative; hard (e.g. fact)
both; together; jointly; simultaneously
emergency; crisis; imminent danger; Vulnerable (conservation status); VU
belonging; ascription; attribution; reversion; return; restoration
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
three-cornered conversation
name (esp. on a deed, contract, etc.); moral duty; justification; pretext
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
northeastern part; the northeast
atmospheric current; air current; airflow
probe each other; sound each other out
waiting time; latency; standby time (e.g. cellular phones); queueing time
notice of personnel change (appointment, dismissal, etc.); wording; choice of language; phraseology
to deprecate oneself and praise the listener; to abase oneself
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
independent; responsible; active; subjective
spatula; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal