drainboard; draining board
sound asleep; fast asleep; untidy; slovenly
fresh (e.g. fish); lively; spirited; animated
to pull wires; to pull strings
wine made with grapes affected by noble rot
without a moment's delay; leaving everything else unattended to
round collar (of Western clothing)
to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind
examine (investigate into) a person's history
thinking the sun shines out of someone's eyes; being the apple of one's eye
further; farther; furthermore; all the more; even more
nudity; stark naked; in one's bare skin; penniless
pretension; conceit; hubris
unable to clear away one's ill feeling; not able to do anything (about...)
being in general control of
gift received from a visitor (usu. used when offering the visitor to partake of part of that gift)
to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)
to change; to change into; to become
to meet all three important conditions; to be a triple threat; to be ideal
lidded; covered; container with a lid
to a great extent; incredibly (tasty, much, etc.); (money) to burn; rolling in (cash)
illustration (e.g. book); picture
crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
one can say more with a look than with ten thousand words; the eyes cannot belie one's true thoughts; the eyes are the windows to the soul; eyes are as eloquent as the tongue
avoided by everybody; disliked by everybody; (lit.) not even a dog will eat (it)
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
national emblem; (national) coat of arms
if things go wrong; if the worst happens