warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
(criminal) punishment; penalty; sentence
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
to die out; to become extinct
plain; unaffected; natural; unpretentious; frank; candid
convenient; expedient; makeshift
naming; giving a name; designation; nominal
to rise perpendicularly; to tower steeply
to cave in; to become depressed; to sink
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
to enclose (a word, letter, symbol, etc.) with a circle
last place; lowest position; lowest rank; least significant (bit); lowest order
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
holding on to; sticking to
(most) important; principal; pivotal; key; cardinal
to wander from place to place; to change jobs
to gain a reliable foundation and be in a safe condition; to rest easy; (lit.) to board a large ship
equilibrium; good balance; poise
to select someone (out of many people)
favorite pupil; favourite pupil; teacher's pet
allocation; assignment; allotment
how; in what way; I wonder
origin of an affair; spark that lit the fuse; beginning
foul-smelling; stinking; intolerable (behaviour, attitude, etc.); unbearable; disgusting
to come to nothing; to go down the drain; to go up in smoke
family; relatives; dependents; household
(dead) end; end of the line
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
final adjustment; final coordination
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
field in which one acts unchallenged; unrivaled sphere of activity (unrivalled); one's monopoly
to carry in one's pocket; to own; to take; to carry about
tip-top; top; top-drawer; best; foremost; elite
under custody; under supervision; undecided match; draw; tie
to pour into (liquids); to pump into
standard-bearer; flag-bearer
to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...