to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
difficult to ...; hard to ...
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
to act tough; to act bad; to act worse than one really is
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
clearing out people (from room, etc.); ordering people to leave
red light (esp. on emergency vehicles)
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
had better ...; had better not ...
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
being brought to a standstill; being stranded; being stumped; being in a dilemma; dying while standing (and remaining standing); dying on one's feet
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
astounding; tremendous; crazy; exorbitant
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
power of the state; government authority
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
at a moment's notice; readily
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
different opinion; objection
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
several minutes; a few minutes
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
whispering; murmuring; subdued
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to take (all of) into consideration
to brighten; to grow light
institute for general research; multidiscipline laboratory
graduate university; university concentrating on graduate-level education and advanced research; research university
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
central part; heart (of a city)
alert status; emergency alert