ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
to refuse; to decline; to deny
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
serious reflection; soul-searching; penitence
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
simmer; bubble out; flow out
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise