to get cracked; to develop a crack; to be fissured
harmful insect; noxious insect; vermin; pest
pest extermination; pest control
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
in the middle of something; busy with something; in commotion as a result of something untoward happening; currently importing or capturing data
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste
piece of junk; worn-out article; clumsy; useless; dismantled car; hitting (with fist)
value; worth; virtue; blessing
licking; dead drunk; blind drunk
to put out one's tongue; to stick out one's tongue
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
origin of an affair; spark that lit the fuse; beginning
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
to be burned out (of one's home)
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
to be left without means of sustenance; to be turned adrift in the streets; to be rendered homeless; to be out in the cold; to be down and out
duckweed; rootless person; wanderer
commerce; trade; business
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
river management; river improvement; flood control
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
to ask for too much; to expect too much
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)