to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (gazing, staring); intently
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
cancellation; withdrawal; abolition; revocation; cancel; CAN
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
patent; special permission; license; licence
statute; law; act; ordinance; regulation
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
possessed of a strong sense of duty
small business; micro-enterprise; microenterprise
as if it were about oneself
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to breathe out; to exhale
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
release (of information, documents, etc.); disclosure; display; discovery
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter; scornful laughter; snicker; snigger
once again; yet again; (there you go) again
evil spirit (that possesses someone); demon; devil
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
with a clack; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
crying hard; crying one's eyes out; loud crying; wailing; profuse weeping
on and after; from ... onward; since
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
vicious circle; vicious cycle
prone (to); liable (to); apt (to); tending (to)
abuse; misuse; perversion