to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
when it becomes; when it comes to
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
special; auspicious; happy; naive; innocent; good-natured
single word; a few words; brief comment
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
miasma; noxious form of "bad air" formerly believed to cause diseases
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
tacit understanding; unspoken agreement
such; like that; that sort of; very
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
fool; nitwit; The Fool (Tarot card)
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter
elephant (Elephantidae spp.)
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
(social) position; status
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
should; must; -able; probably; likely