uroboros; ouroboros (image of a serpent or dragon swallowing its own tail)
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
oral instruction; passing information by word-of-mouth; oral tradition
pouring out in large amounts; flowing out gushingly
detoxification; counteracting poison; neutralizing poison
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
will not do; do not; does not
club budget; club expense
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
change of color; change of colour; fading; discoloration; discolouration
to be entwined; to be involved
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; to be in a fix; to be in a desperate situation; to be in a pinch; to be in a predicament
to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled
free and easy; open-hearted; relaxed; not fussy; frank
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
the entire strength; all hands; all the members
taking refuge; evacuation; backup (of data)
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
encroachment; invasion; erosion (e.g. of market share, rights); erosion; corrosion
as soon as possible; ASAP; even a little early
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
feeling in the hands (when striking, poking, etc.); (feeling of) resistance; response (to one's efforts); reaction; (having an) effect (on)
unusual occurrence; variation; mutation
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
ratio; proportion; match; equal; compared with ...; relative to ...
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
laxative; purgative; evacuant
to become pale; to turn pale
manufacturing method; recipe; formula