rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
decrepitude; (being) rickety; (state of) falling apart; looseness (in machinery); play
establishment; settlement
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
versatility; multiplicity of use
standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the means for the end; getting one's priorities backwards
to the very end; to the bitter end; to the last; to the hilt; thoroughly
ability; performance; efficiency
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
seed stock; seed grain; foundation seed; pure breed; original strain; ancestor
pouring one's energy into; focusing one's efforts on; concentrating on; committing oneself to
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
intuition; instinct; hunch
logic; reasoning; argument; line of argument
genius; prodigy; natural gift
good family; respectable family; decent family
sons and daughters; children; girl
to multiply; to crossbreed; to cross-breed; to mix (e.g. paint colours)
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
how; how much; to what extent; no matter how (much); however
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
field (for growing wheat, fruit, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
mother's body (esp. when pregnant or after giving birth); parent body; parent organization; base
infertility; sterility; barrenness
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
classic example; classic case; textbook example; representative example; typical case
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment