mid-air breakage or disintegration
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
day after day; day by day
visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to throw (liquid) at; to dash; to inundate (with questions); to heap (praise); to hurl (abuse)
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
going around; orbiting; circling; circumference; girth; surroundings
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
to be the ruin of (a person)
disassembly; dismantling; factorization; decomposition; resolution; deblocking
proposal; motion; recommendation
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
results; record; grades; marks
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
eighth day of the month; eight days
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
group with a common interest (e.g. students); club (e.g. company sports club); circle; circle (shape)
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
moron; idiot; stupid person
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
proper; respectable; decent; honest
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
to be completely absorbed in; to fall for (something)
to be ruined (reduced to poverty); to fall low; to go under; to come to ruin
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations