living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
though one didn't intend (expect) to
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
already completed (arrived, happened, etc.)
restless; fidgety; lively; busy
everything; anything; nothing
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
burr (e.g. chestnut); bur; cupule; case
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
someone haughty and boastful at home but meek and reserved outside; being a lion at home and a mouse abroad
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
(the) positive; yang (in Chinese divination); the open; visible place
president (of a society); chairman
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
come on; hurry up; chop chop; yeah; that's right; exactly
ring; loop (of rope); halo (of an angel)
to become rusted together; to become rusted shut; to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective
to concern; to be related
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
in the end; on top of that
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
hedge; fence; border; limit
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
people who share an interest; people of similar tastes; kindred minds
gushing forth; bursting out; (lit.) like breaking a dam
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much