to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
strict observance; rigid adherence; scrupulous compliance
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to open (one's eyes) wide
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to look into; to peep into; to peer into
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to go to meet (someone); to go to pick up
to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile
brilliance; luster; lustre; vividness; life
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
body; physical system; (the) person
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
lodging (house); accommodation; hotel; housing (for government employees)
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
number two; second in command
Canopus (star in the constellation Carina); Alpha Carinae
serious look (on one's face); straight face
bad condition; poor condition; disorder; failure; rupture; breakdown (e.g. of negotiations)
out of character; unlike one
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
carelessness; careless mistake; blunder; wetting oneself; soiling oneself
mental fatigue; worry; boredom
crude; unrefined; coarse; ill-mannered; rude; insensitive