raindrops; falling drop of water; intravenous drip; IV; drip-feed
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
free (of charge); gratuitous
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
technical (e.g. discussion); exclusive; professional
colorless and transparent
laboratory animal; experimental animal
audience (with a person of high standing); eye-level
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
consideration; taking into account
to keep in mind; to memorize
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
stirring up trouble in order to get credit for resolving it; profiting from solving problems created by oneself
problematical statement; controversial statement
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
specific medicine; wonder drug; silver bullet
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to be remembered; to go down in history
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
petty bourgeois; lower middle class
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
pensive (or worried) look on one's face
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
private power generation; masturbation
several years; a few years