to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
chestnut-color; chestnut-colour
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
wide open (of eyes); large and bright (eyes)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
determined spirit; unyielding spirit; will
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to rank next to; to come after
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
limited; limiting; restrictive
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
almost; roughly; approximately
as likely as not; 50-50; even match; tie
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
striking; remarkable; considerable
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
go that far; to that extent
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
every evening; night after night
backbiting of a coward; grumblings of a loser; (lit.) the far-off bark of a retreating dog
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
suffix for familiar person
outer canthus; outer corner of the eye
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
nonchalant air; unruffled air