to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
to turn a deaf ear to; to not listen to; to not get the message
to approach; to draw near
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
fall; drop; descent; coming down
crushing (into pieces); smashing; cracking; breaking up
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to take care of some business; to go on an errand; to relieve oneself; to do one's business; to go to the toilet
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
older brother; elder brother
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
way (of doing things); method; style; school (e.g. of poetry)
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
while; during (the time when)
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
as (for); for; in the capacity of
overnight stay; stopover; inn; hotel; anchorage; night duty
to look forward to something
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly