to struggle in the water; to be drowning; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
victim; injured party; sufferer
Magdalena (Colombia); Magdlena (Mexico)
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
compromise; collusion; give and take; hey; listen; look
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
at every opportunity; whenever possible; whenever the occasion arises; from time to time; occasionally
to put on (another's shoes by mistake); to put (shoes) on the wrong feet; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse; to have a mistaken idea of
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
hot and humid; muggy; sultry
intropunitive; self-punishing
all pain, no gain; doing no good and a lot of harm; having no redeeming features; being a complete disadvantage; (lit.) a hundred harms and not a single gain
modesty; humility; being humble
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
front and back; inside and outside; two sides; duplicity; double-dealing; being two-faced
to lean over (and cover with one's body); to bend over (someone); to (stand tall and) lean on (someone); to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
self-abasement; self-depreciation; humility
favourable; favorable; promising; satisfactory; in good shape
to work assiduously; to give one's all; to make the utmost effort; (lit.) to make (grind) one's body into dust
the New Year begins; the New Year starts; to end (e.g. apprenticeship, service)
to make (someone) understand (a fault, mistake, etc.); to reason with; to advise; to try to persuade; to exhort; to admonish
rule; reign; peaceful times
traitor (to one's country); quisling
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate (with); to adorn (with)
inducing; causing; triggering; giving rise to
internal troubles; domestic discord
steering (a boat); helmsman; steersman; guidance; leadership; leader
hardness and softness; hard line and moderate line
to try all possible means
defect; demerit; weak point; disadvantage
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); responding to kindness with resentment; thinking ill of someone who meant to be kind; unjustified resentment; unreasonable grudge
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
frame (physical structure); framework; framework (of a plan, system, etc.); structure; outline
the reverse (side); back (side); other side; hidden side; behind the scenes
scheming; planning; maneuvering; manoeuvring; plotting