association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
laboratory testing bench; laboratory table; subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
work of art the creator has confidence in; work one is proud of
dive (e.g. into water); (underwater) diving; dive (of an aircraft)
to avoid misfortune; to escape danger
intense heat; severe heat
true character; true heart; true spirit
just one person; only one
right to keep silent; right to silence; right to remain silent
(mutual) understanding; communication; passing without obstruction
long ago; already; a long time ago
living apart in the same house; separate lives under the same roof
trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about
in proportion to; just as much as
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
innocent; naive; artless; unsophisticated; pure; fresh
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
summertime; summer season
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
(with) only a few left; (with) little left
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
traveller's journal; traveler's journal; travelogue
white (bleached) bone; skeleton
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
pitch that hits the batter
literally; to the letter; literal
making one's best exertions
sensitive (person, heart, etc.); delicate (issue, problem, etc.); sensitive; fragile; delicate; delicate (fabric, shade, flavour, etc.)