inattention; absent-mindedness
one Nth part (e.g. one fifth, one tenth); one out of N
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
persons who have fallen in battle
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
impression given by a painting or image
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
to snap one's fingers; to pop one's fingers; to crack one's knuckles
lingering scent; lingering fragrance; residual aroma
substitute for a proper greeting (e.g. gift)
atmosphere; air; magnanimity; generosity
tornado; hurricane; typhoon
to (suddenly) get into a specific mood; (lit.) to get switched on
very great; enormous; serious
weak ending; tapering; anticlimax; tame ending
to shade an account; to add something extra
to feign ignorance; to evade one's responsibilities
reinstatement; reappointment
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
fabricated story; cooked up (news) report
mediocrity; the masses; ordinary run of men
apparent; obvious; very clear
look who's talking; I don't want to hear it from you; are you in any position to say that?
study; learning; tutorial
grumbling; complaining; muttering; crumpling (e.g. paper)
to have one's heart stop beating; to be shocked; to be staggered
relationships with the opposite sex
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
elaborate; exquisite; detailed
to open (e.g. one's robe); to bare (e.g. one's chest); to open up (of clothing); to be exposed; (arch.) to open wide (one's legs, eyes, mouth, etc.); (arch.) to stretch
(exaggerated) professing to be; passing oneself off as
underestimation; undervaluation
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation