no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to fall through; to come to nothing; to be ruined
term of validity; expiration date (of medicine, credit card, etc.)
to telephone; to make a phone call
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to lose composure; to be upset; to be flurried; to lose one's head (through shock)
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
girl's feeling; maiden's mind
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
self-torturing; masochistic
bovine spongiform encephalopathy; BSE; mad cow disease
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
innumerable; countless; numberless
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
to be born (with); to be born (to be); to be destined
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
woman's heart; female instincts or psychology
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
thorough; exhaustive; complete
plan to overcome an obstacle or break out of a deadlock; breakthrough solution
(giving) instruction; initiation
dad; daddy; papa; pa; pop
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
whispering; murmuring; subdued
to pause; to have a short intermission
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
chimney; smokestack; funnel (of a ship); carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath