cause of offense; cause of offence; annoyance; spasms; convulsions; cramps
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
legal; lawful; legitimate
sports ground; sports oval
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
if you think about it; come to think of it
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
three colours; three colors; triple run; winning hand containing the same chow in each of the three suits; triple pung; winning hand containing the same pung in each of the three suits
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
breakthrough (research, etc.); breach; opening
sense of helplessness; feeling of powerlessness
having no idea; having no clue
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
digging deeply (below the surface); mining deep; probing deeply (issue, problem); investigating thoroughly; deepening relations
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
to be found; to be discovered
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to rise; to erect; to get up
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
stagnation; hindrance; delay
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
second-year student; biennial