reproachful; resentful; spiteful
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
not having enough workers; being understaffed; being undermanned; having nothing one can do about something; having no options
to be a matter of life or death
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
and; thereupon; because of that
weak ending; tapering; anticlimax; tame ending
end of a road; end of a street
retiring from military service
one's habitual practice; usual measure; old trick
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
impure; adulterated; foul; mixed; dishonest
ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest
repayment; reimbursement; refund; redemption
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
hostile relations; hostile relationship
interest (in something); enthusiasm
with religious zeal; with utmost devotion; take great care of
muscle-brain; meathead; hot-blooded idiot; person who charges in before thinking
to be greedy; to devour greedily
without exaggeration; truthful; factual
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
only; prostitute attached to a single member of the postwar Occupation Forces
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting
(find) common (meeting) ground
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
to blow out; to spout out
to vacate; to surrender (e.g. a castle); to give up (e.g. a position); to hand over (e.g. power)
rubbing the wrong way (e.g. a cat); irritating
trembling from fear; trembling all over
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush