without any weak spot; watertight (e.g. reasoning); impeccable
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
finishing blow; coup de grâce
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
to lift (a person) in one's arms; to help (a person) sit up
slight wound; minor wound
to go along; to walk along; to follow
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
intention; idea; inclination; wish
appointing to a responsible post; making much of
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
unexpected (joy, success, etc.); unanticipated; beyond what one hoped; beyond one's expectations
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
hazy; dim; faint; minced fish or meat that is seasoned and fried
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
to blunder; to fail; to make a mistake
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
role; duty; responsibility
adoption; acceptance; confiscation; midwifery; midwife
breaking off (an engagement, negotiations, etc.); cancellation
proposal; offer; report; proposition; notice; request
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
to hold a grudge; to hold something against somebody
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
to fall into disgrace with; to incur someone's displeasure
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
fortune and misfortune are intertwined; fortune and misfortune come by turns; good luck and bad luck alternate (like the strands of a rope); good and bad fortune are next-door neighbours
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
indescribable; having no way to express
to incur someone's enmity
underlying cause; indirect cause; remote cause