to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
all; entire; whole; altogether
to run swiftly; to dash; to rush; to race
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to make (someone) to meet; to let (someone) meet; to expose to; to subject to
guilty conscience; feelings of remorse
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
to comfort; to console; to amuse
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
settlement; solution; resolution
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
domestic and foreign; inside and outside the country
to take advantage (of somebody's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to show understanding; to appreciate; to be positive about
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
starting line; starting point
lukewarm; tepid; lenient; (arch.) slow; (arch.) stupid
to put into the mouth; to eat
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
to take another good look at; to reconsider; to analyze; to reexamine
to reveal by washing the surface; to expose by washing away dirt, earth, etc.; to discover (by investigation); to bring to light; to start washing
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of