term of validity; expiration date (of medicine, credit card, etc.)
young girl; lass; adolescent female
to tighten; to fasten tight; to constrict; to control strictly; to put pressure on; to squeeze (e.g. an economy)
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
patching (clothing); darning; cobbling together (other people's writings, thoughts, etc.); gathering
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
number two; mistress; concubine
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
conversely; on the contrary
extraordinary; exceptional; unprecedented; solecistic; non-standard; irregular
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
fall; decrease; knocking down; flooring; being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion, etc.); being down (e.g. with a cold); going down (of a computer system, server, etc.)
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
reset; fresh start; new beginning
unfit; unsuitable; unmarketable
trial manufacture; experiment; test piece; prototype
freezing (e.g. water); freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium; suspension (e.g. investment)
to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)
return; restoring; return (in tennis, etc.); return (key); return; profit
to become clumsy; to miss one's aim
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
delicious; skillful; skilled; expert
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
(the) ignorant masses; untaught populace; unlearned people
fear; horror; risk; danger; awe; reverence
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on