reason; cause; circumstances
all; wholly; entirely; completely; without exception
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
keep up your strength; chin up!
way of solving (a problem); solution
to set off an explosive; to start a fire under someone; to motivate someone with rough words
encouragement (as an abstract concept); stimulation
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
way out; means to escape; escape route
unable to get along; unable to cooperate; unable to hit it off; not seeing eye to eye
difficult problem; challenge
to inflict; to impose (a fine, etc.)
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
patron (of the arts, an artist, etc.); patroness; sugar daddy; man who provides for a woman (e.g. a geisha); patron; master
deed; act; work; performance
to the core; to the bone; (lit.) to the marrow
to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
care of (e.g. address on letter); c/o; encouragement; bringing around; stimulant; tonic
to love (someone weaker than oneself); to be affectionate towards; to treat with tender loving care
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
voluntary activity; voluntary service; labor of love
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
recoil; hesitation; flinching; shrinking back
stirring; slight movement
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
correction; rectification; mending; repair
nature; natural constitution; innate disposition
spoiled; spoilt; ruined; loss of face
life-size; life-sized; true-to-life; faithful (depiction); realistic