crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end
to comfort; to console; to amuse
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
no skin off my nose; somebody else's problem; (lit.) fire on the opposite shore
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement
end of work day; end of school term; end of school year
club activities; group activities
please; somehow or other; one way or another
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
favourable terms; favorable terms; favourable conditions; favorable conditions; place in the sun
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
appraisal; estimation; evaluation; setting prices
to be turned inside out; to betray; to double-cross; to break into falsetto; to crack into falsetto
to order; to command; to appoint
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
reason; cause; history; origin
(emblem of) three comma-shaped figures arranged to form a circle; three-way fight; three-sided struggle
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
ornamental (foliage) plant; houseplant
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
glazing; fitting with glass; transparency; openness; lack of secrecy
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
night view; night skyline; nightscape
one sweep (of the eye); sweeping view; unbroken view
superb view; picturesque scenery