to grumble; to be unsettled; to grizzle
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
one day; (on) a certain day
important; having a high status; having standing; exalted; of high station
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
person of doubtful origin; suspicious stranger
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (of vegetables; by depriving them of light)
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
firstborn; first child; eldest child
pregnancy; conception; gestation
top (of a mountain); summit; peak; height; orgasm; climax
early on; earlier on; from early
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
girl; baby girl; schoolgirl; girl pupil
small, three-wheeled cargo vehicle with cylindrical front
advanced; pioneering; cutting-edge
inquiry; enquiry; question; searching; looking for
attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage
(an actor) conveying qualities of a character without gestures or speech; implied acting; implicitly asserting one's will (e.g. by sheer force of personality); performance using one's stomach (e.g. by drawing a face on it and animating it using one's abdominal muscles); acrobatics performed on a laid-out person's belly
base (military, expedition, etc.); enthusiast; maniac; fanatic
lifeline; matter of life or death; indispensable thing; life line (in palm reading)
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
common sense; common knowledge; common understanding
promotion; encouragement; fostering; unwanted help (usu. unintentionally harmful); unnecessary help; disservice
support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
fixed idea; idée fixe; stereotype; prejudice
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
thickheaded; slow-witted; phlegmatic; slow (of one's movements); sluggish
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
delivery; transfer; hand-over
temporary construction; temporary establishment; provisional construction; assumption; supposition
tight turn; adaptability; flexibility; maneuverability
one large animal (horses, cattle, etc.); head (of cattle)
connection; linking; joining; coupling; attaching; junction
ready fire-power; battle-ready forces; immediate asset (to a team or firm); someone who can be an immediately effective player or worker
training; education; development; cultivation
to need; to require; to take; to demand
leaving a matter to chance