demonstration; protest; (giving a) demo; demonstration; presentation
dead branch (or twig, etc.); withered branch
retirement; resignation; stepping down
humus; leaf mold; leaf mould; mulch
making doubly sure; points scored for good measure; insurance run (in baseball)
13th day of the month; 13 days
14th day of the month; 14 days
fighting scene; scene of carnage (bloodshed); location of the fight between the Asuras and Shakra; difficulties (in a love relationship); crunch time (esp. for cartoonists)
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
press; print shop; printing office
to pester someone (e.g. to buy something)
ordering (materials); placing an order; order
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
ugh; yuck; ick; blech; damn; crap
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
seeing through; fluoroscopy; roentgenoscopy; clairvoyance; seeing through (objects)
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to present; to do (for someone)
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
inept doctor; bad doctor; poor doctor; quack
largest class; top category
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
important condition; basic premise; something that should be obvious to all; something that should not have to be argued; major premise (in a syllogism)
(young and) innocent; naive; pure; fresh; artless; unsophisticated
keeping alive longer; prolonging life; life extension; life-support
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
spot-billed duck (Anas poecilorhyncha)
to suit (one's needs, tastes, purpose, etc.); to serve; to meet (one's expectations, wishes, etc.); to measure up to (e.g. one's ideal); to conform to (the law, standards, etc.); to be consistent with (reason, morality, etc.)
to fulfill one's responsibilities
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
season (period in which regulated games are played); season (division of the year); season (of a TV show, etc.); season (for doing something, e.g. ski season, entrance examination season)
to cut down; to chop down; to fell
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)