grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible
close; intimate; on good terms
lack of self-reliance; depending on others
ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
to lose heart; to lose motivation
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
(time of) emergency; (in) event of emergency; (in) case of emergency
to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
to say; to be called; to do
to not make good use of (e.g. advice); to disregard; to treat as useless; to treat with disdain
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
(event) planner; (event, meeting) organizer; producer
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
shout of joy; cry of pleasure; jubilant comments
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
sense of smell; olfaction
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
to push aside; to overcome (e.g. difficulties); to align; to put in order; (arch.) to push open
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
green light; (giving) permission; OK
waste of labor or energy; waste of labour; vain effort
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
in the meanwhile; during the time
fourteenth day of the month; fourteen days
document; letter; writing; contents (e.g. of a letter)