to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
to do something by choice; to like; to be fond of
meeting (with another person)
practical; pragmatic; hands-on; nuts and bolts
madder red; dark red; crimson
wide open sky; the blue; heavens; firmament
narrowness; being cramped; being almost full
drying rice on a rack; rack for drying rice
to use up all of one's energy and willpower; to be exhausted (and have no will to go on)
to spread one's roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.)
craving; longing; thirsting
to live through; to survive
watercolor painting; watercolour painting
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
unreliable; undependable; untrustworthy; not to be counted on
fundamental form; basic form; basic pattern; basic model; basic type; prototype
stereoscopy; three-dimensional vision
to begin to do; to cater; to deliver food
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising
to give meaning (to); to assess the significance (of)
great variety of flowering plants; light greenish-blue; various
attenuation; damping; decay
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
approval and authorization; permits and licences
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
advocacy; pleading by proxy; speaking for another; attorney
prophet; predictor; prognosticator
calming down; quieting down
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
entrance door; front door; gateway (to a region, etc.)
at a loss for words; stumped for words
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
(a) slight; disrespect; making light (of); neglect
quiet; dependable; uniform; (politically) moderate