respect and affection; love and respect
to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
(in the) good name (of); (fine-sounding) pretext; good reputation; good name; beautiful name
walking sideways; staggering; striding; being rampant; being widespread; being prevalent
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
to fill one's own pocket by taking advantage of a position
voters; electorate; constituents
to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of
self-interest; selfish desire
wicked tongue; abusive language
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
heat haze; shimmer of hot air
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
malicious; deliberately mean
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
to complain; to make a complaint
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
to look after (often medically); to take care of
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
rose-colour; rose-color; bright (e.g. life, future, prospects); cheerful; rosy
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
free (of charge); gratuitous
you'll have to pay for it; the bill will come due; there's no escaping
absurd; irrational; unreasonable; absurdity (philosophy)
again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again
to be relieved of one's post