unofficial offer (esp. job offer); tentative decision
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
to hate the very sight of; to hold a grudge against; to treat like an enemy; to bear constant enmity; to be gunning for; to have it in for
adultery; fornication; illicit intercourse
madness; craziness; insanity
looking on (somebody) as hostile
key to a solution; first step toward a solution; thread to unravel a mystery
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
to lay aside; to set aside
laughing while crying; smiling through one's tears; (alternately) laughing and crying; tears and laughter; joy and sorrow
bad taste (e.g. in clothes); poor taste
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern
lie; rye; rai (Algerian music style)
to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
unworthy; unbecoming; improper
deterrence; ability to deter (an attack, etc.)
hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
to glare; to dazzle; to glitter
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
to be unable to stand; to be weak in the knees; to be paralyzed (e.g. with fear) (paralysed); to be dumbfounded
crushing (into pieces); smashing; cracking; breaking up
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
to run out of breath; to be short of breath; to run out of steam; to be unable to continue; to die
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
to break; to tear; to pierce; to split; to burst
opposite side; opposition
death; mortality; to die; to pass away