to begin talking; to open up
to make trouble; to break down; to be out of order
to create a breeding ground for future problems; to turn a blind eye to future trouble; to allow for something to come back and bite one in the ass (in the future)
brain work; mental work; nonmanual labor
control; management (e.g. of a business)
to be used to; to get accustomed to; to train; to discipline; to tack (in needlework); to baste
way of training; method of bringing up children
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
power; authority; influence
root of an evil; source of a problem; source of trouble; cause of misfortune
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
cornered animal; (lit.) cornered rat
credibility; authenticity; confidence; reliability
reproducibility; repeatability; duplicability
without; but if; otherwise; or else
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole
beautiful; lovely; heartwarming; beautiful
binding; regulation; limit; binding period (e.g. phone or broadband contract); minimum contract term
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
to set somebody to work in an arrogant fashion; to push somebody around; (lit.) to indicate by pointing one's chin; to chatter; to jaw; to jabber
light blue; pale blue; aqua
dizziness (from standing up too fast); orthostatic syncope; lightheadedness; vertigo
to be purplish; to be tinged purple
flopping (e.g. on a bed); scattering (e.g. limbs horizontally)
occasional; infrequent; rare
right place; right position; right post
to mash; to grind; to pulverize; to dissipate (a fortune); to run through; to lose
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
we; us; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to a group of one's equals or inferiors)
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
most important condition (for); first prerequisite
private talk; confidential talk; secret talk
business; errand; nature of one's business
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
a short time ago; a while ago; for some time
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official