to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
of course; certainly; naturally
large amount of money; great cost
provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to work assiduously; to give one's all; to make the utmost effort; (lit.) to make (grind) one's body into dust
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
steady; sound; reliable; solid
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
had better ...; may as well ...
older sister; elder sister
alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)
to be unable to stand; to be weak in the knees; to be paralyzed (e.g. with fear) (paralysed); to be dumbfounded
scene; spectacle; sight; view
an issue being settled; a case being closed
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to get tired out; to be exhausted
to go on about (one's love affairs); to speak proudly of (one's spouse, girlfriend, etc.); to speak fondly of
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
semi-transparent; translucent
spirit; sprite; energy; vigor (vigour); fine details; semen
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
something; some kind of; for some reason
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
to be transparent; to show through
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously