showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
cleaning with a cloth (floors, etc.); dirty work; low-level work; apprentice work
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
we'll cross that bridge when we get there; we'll think about it when the time comes
exploitation; overuse; abuse
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
shepherd's purse (Capsella bursa-pastoris)
rough; casual (clothing); rough (of a golf course); rough sketch; rough draft
possessed of a strong sense of duty
lost property; something dropped and left behind
(carrying) close to one's person; next to the skin
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
arrival of goods; goods received
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum
to be jealous of; to be envious of; to envy
aggressiveness; competitive spirit; fighting spirit
violently; without holding anything back; firmly; resolutely
to think constantly about; to dwell on
to apologize; to apologise
close connection; deep involvement; close relationship
very improbable; vanishingly unlikely; only with a miracle
to draw a bow; to oppose; to defy; to disobey one's superiors
to let someone have the credit for (a success); (lit.) to let someone else carry the flowers
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
unprecedented; never seen before
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
conquest; domination; mastery
making a living; getting on in the world; subsistence
antipodes; other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis
tears of regret; bitter tears; vexation; chagrin
several men, several minds; everyone has his own ideas and tastes; everyone has his own interests and ideas; different strokes for different folks
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)