to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
to crawl out; to creep out; to begin to crawl
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
eminent; prominent; distinguished; ringing (of metal); resonant (of a musical instrument)
turning another away at the gate or front door; refusing to receive a caller
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
overseas student; exchange student
sale; offering for sale; release (for sale); launch (product)
name (esp. on a deed, contract, etc.); moral duty; justification; pretext
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
if you are prepared you don't have to worry; it's good to have a shelter against every storm
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
common people; ordinary people; masses
strange disease; rare disease
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
to be manageable; to be able to handle
striking; remarkable; considerable
peace; security; tranquility; tranquillity
prophet; predictor; prognosticator
inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
place where one works; construction site; working area
sharp increase; sudden rise
to assort; to classify; to journalize (in accounting); to journalise
unsteadily (walking); waddling; staggeringly; totteringly
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
sound of something small rolling once (often into a hole); easily; suddenly; completely (e.g. forgetting); utterly; disappointing; curling up into the fetal position
smooth; shiny; slippery; greasy; slurping (noodles)
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end