good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
rest period; intermission; break time; recess
devoted; self-sacrificing
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
selection; classification; sorting; screening; triage
mishmash; miscellany; medley; jumble; mixture; odds and ends
miserable; pitiful; tragic; painstaking
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
not only that, but also; besides that; in addition to that; on top of that; furthermore
desperation; struggle to the death
literally; to the letter; literal
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
to force (someone) to take part; to take along unwillingly
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
to some extent; to a certain extent
helplessly; easily; without resistance; without regret
(arch.) offering (to the gods, emperor, etc.); gift; sacrifice
offset; offsetting each other; cancelling each other out; set-off; setoff
to shave off; to scrape off
to haul in (e.g. rope, net, etc.); to pull in; to attract (e.g. stares)
time passes; the days and months go by; the months roll on
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)
avarice; greed; covetousness; raga (desire)
passage; path; route; one's way