nap; doze; short sleep; staringly; fixedly
to rub in; to smear on; to spread on; to lay the blame on
good-for-nothing; useless; worthless
the northeastern (unlucky) direction; person or thing to be avoided; (lit.) the demon's gate; weak point; Achilles' heel
stumbling; failure; misstep; setback
morning sickness; nausea and vomiting of pregnancy
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
raising and lowering; loading and unloading (cargo); praising and criticizing
blockhead; dunce; dimwit; dolt; slowcoach; slowpoke
blame; censure; rebuke; reproof
(on) the spur of the moment; (by) mere chance
bid rigging; collusion (on contract bidding); (illegal) price-fixing agreement; consultation; discussion; conference
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
established; fixed; prearranged; predetermined
combination; union; bond; join (in relational algebra)
nowhere; not anywhere (with neg. verb)
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
exhilarating; thrilling; intensely pleasurable
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
triple; treble; threefold; three-ply; triplicate
to return a favor (favour); to repay
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
to factor in; to take into account; to include in one's considerations
good policy; wise policy; best plan
you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; a small sacrifice may be necessary to solve a more pressing problem
to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way
to make the same; to have the same ...; to be of the same ...
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
tiring easily; easy to tire
bold; shameless; cheeky; brash; impudent
keen eyes; piercing gaze; penetrating eyes; sharp eye; keen insight; keen perception
all eyes (of the public); (in) full view of the public; (with) everyone looking on; (focus of) public attention
what (e.g. "what rudeness"); what (something) is like
long time; several hours; long spell
emergency; accident; worst case; unexpected occurrence
heaven and earth; the universe; land; world; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
sympathy; consideration; (arch.) service; (arch.) labor; (arch.) illness; (arch.) disease
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
to creak; to squeak; to grate; to grind; to rasp
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
to admit fault; to admit one is wrong
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)