status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
discipline; training; teaching manners
not permitting; not authorizing
extremely dangerous; full of peril
fierce animal; beast of prey; big game
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
teary-eyed; damp (e.g. skin, hair); moist
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
to go wrong; to turn for the worse
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
so; like this; in this way
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
kid; young goat; goatling
common; ordinary; conventional; customary
to carry on one's back; to burden oneself (e.g. with debts, responsibilities, etc.)
foolish thought; (one's own) thought; (one's own) idea
to talk (a person) down; to confute
be (that) as it may; having said that
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
discharge (e.g. of water from a dam); release (of young fish into a river, pond, etc.); stocking (a river, etc. with fish); (arch.) banishment; (arch.) exile
firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn
to put a stop to; to put a hold on; to put the brakes on; to call a halt to; to block; to shelve
stickiness; viscosity; tenacity; persistence
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
cinnabar; vermillion; red pigment (and ink made from same); red text (as used to correct documents)
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate