my; one's own; personal; privately owned
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
by myself; in person; by oneself
society; public; community; social studies
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
middle of the night; dead of night
penal servitude; imprisonment with hard labor (hard labour)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to accuse somebody; to charge someone
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
taking the extenuating circumstances into consideration
sympathy; compassion; pity
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
big leakage; uncontained leak
to take part in (usu. something bad); to be a party to; to have a hand in
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
asking for the moon; pining for what one doesn't have; thinking the grass is greener on the other side of the fence; asking for too much; asking for the impossible
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
one's field of expertise; one's strong area
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
baseball player; ballplayer
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle