to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
to break up (e.g. a meeting); to call it a night
to be urgent; to be pressing; to be imminent
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
to be settled; to be brought to an end
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
goal; basket (basketball); finishing line; Gaul
to part from; to part company with; to split with; to break off relations with
solidarity; banding together and working as one for a common cause
tips of one's hair; hair ends
to shake each other's hands; to shake hands with each other
damp; moist (negative nuance)
apparently; appears to be
management; administration; operation
article; thing; object; property; real estate
rough-hewn; incomplete; unrefined; still in the process of being formed
difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
den; haunt; hangout; nest; lair
sarcastic; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
plan; project; attempt; plot; scheme; undertaking
to exceed; to be even more (so); to exaggerate
community center; community centre
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
to pick out (with the fingers); to pull out; to throw out (e.g. of a bar); to drag out; to chuck out
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
good humour (humor); good mood
to make merry; to be festive
Russia and Japan; Russian-Japanese
to kindle; to build a fire; to instigate; to stir up; to incite
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
to wonder; to puzzle oneself about; to feel anxious about; to suspect; to doubt