to cramp; to be cramped; to contract
cable television; cable TV
onion soup au gratin; French onion soup
to worry about the future
to cook (esp. grains such as rice, by boiling); to finish cooking
to have a terrible time; to have a hard time
number of people to be admitted or accepted
chili pepper; chilli pepper
vulgar; mean; base; coarse; crude
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
alternating; taking turns
old-fashioned person; old-timer; old fogey
personal affairs; private matter; personal secret; privacy
to say incorrectly; to use the wrong words; to make a slip of the tongue; to forget to say; to miss one's chance to say
hard to figure out; elusive; slippery; vague; subtle
to be superior; to surpass
amiable; affable; likable
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
(mental) attitude; way of thinking; attention; care; prudence; intention
Amor Vincit Omnia (painting by Caravaggio)
research investigation; research survey
article offered at a bargain price
mutual assistance; mutual sympathy
to be inverted (of the order of something); to be reversed; to get mixed up; to become back to front