complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
blackcurrant (Ribes nigrum); cassis (blackcurrant liqueur)
to drink up; to drain (cup)
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
unforeseen; unexpected; sudden; accidental
to have an accident; to meet with an accident
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
immediate reply; quick answer; ready agreement
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
contrivance; managing (to raise money); one's financial condition
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
(of a couple) fighting and splitting up
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
Chinese soft-shelled turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis); soft-shelled turtle (Trionychidae)
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
for example; for instance; e.g.
looking for something; searching for something; object being sought
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
talking about one's love interests; girls' talk; gossiping
cliche; platitude; formula; set phrase
to be evasive; to give an evasive answer; to speak ambiguously; to prevaricate; to cook up a specious story to get out of an uncomfortable situation; to make do with
prohibition; inhibition; ban
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited