(something) despised; (something) made light of
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
duration; running time (e.g. in film)
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
overprescription; overmedication; drug dependence
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
good person; virtuous person
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
human experiment; human experimentation; experiment on a living person
otherwise; or else; if not
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
simply (cannot); definitely (cannot); absolutely (cannot); by no means
public finance; financial affairs; financial situation
almost; roughly; approximately
to have meaning; to be meaningful
indicates the target of an activity; -ee (e.g. employee, examinee, trustee)
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
clinical (e.g. pathology, physiology)
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
informant; informer; contact; Information Provider
future; possible; potential; prospective
crafty; vicious; unscrupulous; sharp
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
without touching; no touching; not participating in; not being concerned by; without being involved in
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
continuously; throughout; in succession
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to stay calm; to keep cool