crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
coping method; approach; how to deal with (problem, etc.)
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
views; opinion; discernment; pride; self-respect
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
arbitrariness; despotism; high-handedness; tyranny
foolish; imbecile; feebleminded
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers
dream within a dream; (beyond) one's wildest dreams; entirely unrealizable dream; pie in the sky
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
foresight; foreknowledge; intimation; premonition; prediction
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
compatibility; coexistence; standing together; balancing (e.g. work and family)
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious
idea; design; motif; conception; intention
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
one line; (a) single line; boundary; line (between things); forefront; front line
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
desire for revenge; vengeful thoughts
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
to cover (with); to smear; to sprinkle
coachman; driver; cabman; postilion
stand; rest; setting (of a gem); mounting; stock (in grafting); counter for machines and vehicles; level (e.g. price level)
lively; vigorous; sprightly; animated; vivid
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
to take upon oneself; to volunteer; to undertake; to offer (to do)
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
tall figure; high stature
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
chattering; chit-chat; (ladies) prattle
(single) bean; pea; something very small; tiny speck
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
qualitative difference; disparity; gap