to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
to become completely chilled
to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
change in pronunciation or meaning of a word; sound change; word with an altered pronunciation or meaning; turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)
while alive; during one's lifetime
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
common; commonplace; reckless; pulp paper; granulated sugar; (arch.) coins
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
falling together; mutual destruction; joint bankruptcy
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
to be to the point; to be pertinent
little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
blame; censure; rebuke; reproof
to become empty; to be emptied
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
aloof; morose; stuck-up; smelling strongly of something; having a pungent smell
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
first and last (time, chance, etc.); (the) only
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
belief; faith; conviction
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
accumulation; accumulate; store
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
explosion; rupture; break off
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)