to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
bottomless; endlessly deep; infinite
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
seeming; pose; show; pretense; sham; mock
performing without rehearsal
one difficulty; one danger
bringing up (one's daughter) like a princess
tepid water; lukewarm water; comfortable; easy; relaxed
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs
sick; ill; ailing; (arch.) to hurt; (arch.) to ache
to be rich in; to abound in; to be abundant in; to be rich; to be wealthy
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
to leave the government service
prime minister; premier; chancellor
joints; points (of a speech)
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
(of a couple) fighting and splitting up
protuberance; projection; prominence; bump; boss; process
way of speaking; intimation; lips; mouth; snout
to rinse (one's mouth); to gargle
to take a commission; to take a cut; to take a piece of the action; to take a kickback
pipsqueak; little runt; midget; dwarf
anger; offence; offense; rage; taking offense; taking offence
forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding
to sell off; to sell completely
to sell at a loss; to sell cheaply; to sell off; to dispose (of)
to look upwards; to look up
diligent; earnest; attentive to detail; brisk (working, moving); frequent (e.g. checking)
viewing optimistically; thinking optimistically; taking an optimistic view; looking on the bright side