to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
calculation; computation; bill; check; consideration; allowance
to surround; to encircle; to enclose; to fawn over (someone); to play up to; to curry favor with
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
irritating; aggravating; upsetting; maddening; infuriating; exasperating
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
a long, long time ago; very long ago
failure; collapse; breakdown; (arch.) tear (in clothing, etc.); (arch.) rip; (arch.) split
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
and yet; though; when; in spite of
scrap (metal); clipping (from a newspaper, magazine, etc.); cutting; scrapbook
as good as dead; might as well be dead; more dead than alive
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
to be worried; to be troubled
(feeling) impatient; irritated; irritating; frustrated; frustrating; vexed
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
to run down (stairs, etc.)
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
taking refuge; evacuation; backup (of data)
propulsive power; driving force
branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue
to flutter down (of leaves, petals, etc.); to fall as if dancing
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
vitality; (one's) life force
rare; uncommon; unusual; rare; lightly cooked
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind