assertion; declaration; affirmation
severe (injury, handicap, etc.); serious
to fall victim (to); to get into the clutches (of)
to be hot on a person's heels
clerk; secretary; writing down; putting on record
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
young and sweet; adorable; cute; pitiful; touching; pathetic
distinction; differentiation; classification
invisibly; secretly; privately
to become late; to fall behind; to lag; to pass (of time)
valley; ravine; glen; gorge
shading; shielding from light
inside a car (train, bus, etc.)
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
rampaging; raging violently; going berserk
important cultural property; important cultural asset
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
underhand grip; backhand grip (e.g. in tennis); unexpected twist; turning the tables (on an opponent)
power; authority; jurisdiction
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
very busy (person or thing)
rather; better; instead; if anything
pointing out; identification
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
numerator; molecule; member; element