exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
to be worn down; to be reduced
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
charge (e.g. admission, menu item); cost; price
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
belt (waist, seat, etc.); strap; belt; zone; drive belt; machine belt
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
headgear; headdress; (novelty) mask; head mask
zip fastener; zipper; zip; chuck (device for holding a workpiece in a lathe or a tool in a drill)
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
bare (naked) body; complexion (e.g. face)
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
please; somehow or other; one way or another
completely naked; in one's birthday suit
to conceal one's true nature or feelings; to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
settlement; solution; resolution
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
classified information; top secret
disclosure; exposure; revelation
nod deeply; glugging; drinking deeply
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
stage of ennui (esp. in one's married life); period of lassitude; lethargic period; rut
rebellious phase; rebellious age
getting stuck in a rut; becoming stereotyped
to be tired of looking at
critical moment; do-or-die situation
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove