meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
to boil; to heat; to excite; (arch.) to melt (metal)
to maintain; to continue to have
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
disposition; inclination; characteristic; sexual disposition; fetish
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
song with lyrics about resentment and a sorrowful tune; resentful complaint
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
large number of deaths; massive fatalities
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
to subsist; to keep on living
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to
jingling; jangling; clinking; lasciviously; coquettishly
a style of Chinese poetry; legend or inscription on a picture
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing
gender; distinction of sex; sex
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
out of luck; (at the) end of one's rope
maintaining a reasonable distance; neutral position; indecision
to be struck with terror; to be terrified; to be scared to death
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock, etc.)
on the occasion of; at the time of
otherwise; or else; if not
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
veterinarian; veterinary surgeon; vet
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
proof; certain truth; demonstration; argumentation