to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
intrauterine; inside the uterus
corruption; immorality; lapse from virtue; fall from virtue
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
mom; mommy; mum; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
unbearable to look at; too miserable (or awful) to watch; cannot bear to see
joining (a group); becoming a member (of); joining the ranks (of)
to feel dizzy; to have blood rush to one's head; to lose one's cool; to be obsessed; to be infatuated; to become conceited
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; test; check; scan (e.g. MRI, PET); audit
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
pain; agony; suffering; distress; torment
hanging loosely; dangling limply
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
to order; to command; to appoint
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
too (much); overly; excessively
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
stratagem; artifice; trick; ruse; scheme; tactics
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
wound (suffered in a fight)