finish; completion; the end
inviolability; nonaggression; sacredness
what's what; heads or tails
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste
to sing; to chirp; to twitter
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
compilation (esp. dictionary, history, law code); editing
interested person; volunteer; supporter
free (of charge); gratuitous
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to tear off; to pluck off; to take forcibly
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
leaving a device on (e.g. TV, air conditioner); leaving something engaged (e.g. a key in a lock)
to be lit (e.g. electricity comes on); to be lighted; to catch fire
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
until now; so far; up to the present
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face; honour; honor; appearance; look
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
to lean against; to set against
skim reading; diagonal reading (e.g. as a simple code)
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
Hamburg steak; hamburger steak
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
exposing; unmasking; laying bare