example; simile; metaphor; allegory
smoothly; easily; readily
to place in a row; to line up; to range in order; to list one after another (e.g. excuses, reasons, complaints); to rattle off (e.g. lies, compliments); to reel off
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
the eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes
to be cleared of a charge
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
region; limits; stage; level
to trick someone (into confirming or revealing the truth); to ask a leading question
engineer; technical officer
patient; unhurried; leisurely
by itself; automatically; naturally
regarding highly; attaching importance to
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
all right; very well; there, there; patting (e.g. a child on the head); stroking
worm-eaten; moth-eaten; holes eaten in clothing, leaves, etc. by caterpillars, moths, etc.; leaf warbler (any bird of genus Phylloscopus); chiffchaff
appearance; air; condition; state; form
checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers
lunch; (Western-style) single-plate lunch set; plate lunch; launch (boat); ranch
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
cheating; deception; trickery; manipulation; juggling; falsifying
without looking aside; looking neither right nor left; wholeheartedly; single-mindedly
without sparing time for sleep
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
source of information; intelligence source; message source
(apportioning) in small amounts
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
verbal promise; one's word
knowing only too well; being fully aware of
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike home (words, etc.); (lit.) to stab in the chest
embedding; implantation; embedding
to start writing; to begin (a book, letter, etc.)
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); destruction; annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling on appeal); quashing
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
living flesh; flesh and blood; living (human); raw (flesh, esp. fish)
to uncover; to solve; to reveal
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
three times; thrice; third (interval)