to be flowing (of blood); to be alive; to be humane; to show signs of humanity
thickheaded; slow-witted; phlegmatic; slow (of one's movements); sluggish
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
encroachment; invasion; erosion (e.g. of market share, rights); erosion; corrosion
brown; light brown; tawny
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
youth; child (esp. of the young son of someone of high social standing); young; new
reduction; curtailment; cut; cutback; scaling down; contraction
to repeatedly admonish; to tell over and over
possibly; perhaps; perchance; unintentionally; accidentally
anyway; either way; one way or the other; whichever; whatever
different opinion; objection
to agree on; to agree about
to have a long life; to live a long time
poor (quality, conditions, etc.); bad; inferior; poor-quality
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
firmly rooted; deep-seated
sparing a life; clemency; reconsideration of an employee's dismissal
to help each other; to cooperate
contempt; derision; slight; disdain
one place; the same place; (arch.) one person; (arch.) together
living in peace; living a quiet life; being content with one's present position; being satisfied with one's lot
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
to begin to catch (attention, etc.); to begin to collect
withdrawal (e.g. from an organization); secession; leaving; pulling out
moderate faction; moderates
inner structure; internal anatomy
place to go; person to turn to; person to depend on
firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn
headquarters; head office; main office
falsehood; untruth; lie; fallacy
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
making (a report, plan, contract, etc.); drawing up; writing out; preparing; creating (a file, website, account, etc.)
the proof of the pudding is in the eating; the proof is in the pudding; don't knock it till you've tried it; you can't tell unless you try
evil design; crafty plan; plot
to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion