instant; moment; for an instant
open seam; seam that has come apart; tear
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
black and white; right and wrong
unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
to take care of; to bring up under one's personal care; to kill with one's own hands; to do personally; to handle (e.g. a job); to request that someone deal with (something)
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
faint; trance; swoon; stupefaction
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
having wounds all over one's body; being wounded all over; receiving a drubbing; being subjected to a barrage of criticism
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to shout (in anger); to yell
until now; so far; up to the present
that day; the very same day
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
how; in what way; I wonder
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
to pick up; to find; to gather
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about
lasting long; continuation; keeping at (something); sticking to (something)
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae