to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
strict order; peremptory command
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
still; even now; to this day
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
when it becomes; when it comes to
moving about; stirring about
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
due form; official; formality
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
love; attachment; tender emotions; falling in love
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to drink up; to drain (cup)
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to build (a nest); to nest; to haunt (a place); to hang out (somewhere)
curse; spell; malediction
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different
near; close; beside; third person
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for