obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled
complicated and mysterious
the other day; a few days ago
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
kind, careful, and thorough (of an explanation, advice, etc.); thoughtful and scrupulous
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
to examine someone's expression
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to understand each other well; to relate to; to strike a sympathetic chord
to reach mutual understanding; to understand each other
to read (somebody's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking
show; exhibition; spectacle
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
being isolated and helpless; fighting (struggling) alone and unassisted
thirst; craving; thirst (for love, knowledge, etc.); hunger
to taste; to try (food or drink)
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
to concern; to be related
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
to fight to the bitter end
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
to beg forgiveness; to ask for someone's pardon; to ask for permission
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
feminine; womanly; female
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
to throw oneself (into an activity)
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
secret medicine; secret remedy; nostrum; wonder drug; excellent remedy
to drink up; to drain (cup)
nausea; sickness in the stomach
inability to discern the truth due to conflicting testimony
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient