deflation; contraction; shrinking; constriction
breaking off; snapping off
gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision
foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse
superfine; extra-fine; extremely thin; extra-fine woollen yarn
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
raindrops; falling drop of water; intravenous drip; IV; drip-feed
to be within others' sight; to be visible; to be conspicuous; to attract public attention; to come under observation
feeling of emptiness in the stomach; sensation of hunger
reduction by half; halving
to torment; to harass; to tease
reward; honorarium; remuneration
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
act of violence; violent behavior
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
wet and glistening; slimy; slippery; to have a sheen; to be slimy
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis)
bipedal walking; walking on two legs
to mind; to care; to worry
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative (verb, etc.)
to give one's life (e.g. in battle); to devote one's life (e.g. to a cause)
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
to lure out of; to decoy out of; to drive to (tears, sleep, etc.); to evoke (sympathy, etc.); (arch.) to abduct; (arch.) to entice out of
to make sacrifices for; to pay dearly for
to roll in; to tumble into; to visit (esp. to stay overnight as an unwanted guest); to fall in one's way; to fall into one's lap