medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
ingredient; component; composition
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
(metal) bar; (wooden) rolling pin
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
every month; each month; monthly
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
reduction of penalty; commutation of a sentence
all; wholly; entirely; completely; without exception
anything and everything; just about everything
troubled face; worried expression
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to move back; to draw back; to lessen; to subside; to resign; to retire
to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
making (a report, plan, contract, etc.); drawing up; writing out; preparing; creating (a file, website, account, etc.)
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work