to be able to eat; to be able to swallow
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
highwayman; bandit; brigand; highway robbery; holdup; mugging
poor thing!; pour soul!; what a pity!
submersion; inundation; being flooded
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
to be discouraged; to be disheartened
to keep in contact (e.g. by phone, mail, etc.); to keep in touch
to decorate; to add a touch of colour; to grace
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); thinking ill of a person based on a misunderstanding; unjustified resentment caused by a misunderstanding; responding to kindness with resentment
to tear off; to pluck off; to take forcibly
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
love triangle; eternal triangle
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
(short) rest; breather; break
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
lower back (or hip) pain; lumbago
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
trusting too much; overestimating ability
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
to come back (to); to return to a starting point
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
family business; family trade; one's occupation; one's trade
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
reality; actuality; hard fact
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
had better ...; had better not ...
steady; sound; reliable; solid
armor and helmet (armour)
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
to decapitate; to take (someone's) head off; to depose; to topple