swim ring; swimming ring; life buoy; life belt; life preserver; lifesaver
effectiveness of a drug; efficacy of a drug
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
double-dealing; duplicity; equivocation; (lit.) double-tongued
original proposer; originator; proponent; initiator
(young) person subsisting on part-time work; person whose livelihood is provided by part-time work
worst of the worst; despicable; extremely bad
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
to be moved by affection; to be moved by kindness; to be touched
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end
assortment; product lineup
the ocean; the great deep
friction; discord; strife
embarking (a ship); embarkation; boarding; ship (carrying someone)
(examination) failure; rejection; disqualification
living together; communal life; cohabitation
existence; possession; having; limited company
fifteenth day of the month; fifteen days
to subsist; to keep on living
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
fucking; screwing; having sex
marking; grading; scoring
to let loose (e.g. a fart); to utter (e.g. a lie); to do
as far as the eye can see
to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
some nerve (as in 'you must have some nerve to ...')
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
count; counting; count of balls and strikes; count (after a knock-down in boxing); count (of radioactivity)