lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
with a fixed time; with a deadline
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
annoying; infuriating; provoking; irritating; aggravating; vexing
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
writing; composition; essay; sentence
to oust; to dethrone; to drive down (e.g. into a valley); to chase down; to capture (a castle); to seize (by driving out the garrison)
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
according to plan; as planned; on target
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
money tree; gold mine; cash cow; jade plant (Crassula ovata); money plant
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
to lean over (and cover with one's body); to bend over (someone); to (stand tall and) lean on (someone); to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
to have the memory of having done something oneself
numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles
whether one likes it or not; whether willing or not; willy-nilly
to memorize; to fix in memory; to master
pleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure
with a slip; with a slide
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
with a smooch (kissing); with a light smacking sound
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
disorder; disturbance; unrest
with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh; suddenly blushing; in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly
to press a question; to cross-examine