to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
settlement; solution; resolution
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
different thing; another question; different case
rational; reasonable; logical
explanation; interpretation
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
to become brilliant; to become cheerful
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
poisonous air; poisonous gas; poisonous ingredient; poisonous nature; malice; spite
complete; whole; perfect; safe
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
two characters; two letters; (arch.) garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); (arch.) Chinese chives
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
division of labour; division of labor; splitting into groups (e.g. to search)
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
to stay overnight; to stop (e.g. at a hotel)
experiments using animals; in-vivo testing; animal testing
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
of inquiring mind; eager to study; enthusiastic in studying
foreign; abroad; overseas
at first; initially; in the beginning
(doing) various things; (doing) this and that; being apt to; being prone to; at any rate; anyhow
looking on (somebody) as hostile
enmity; antagonism; hostility
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished