to undergo great hardships; to waste away from great effort and worry
one line; (a) single line; boundary; line (between things); forefront; front line
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
hypocrite; dissembler; wolf in sheep's clothing; fox in a lamb's skin
intolerable; unbearable; irresistible; tremendous; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
to make do errands; to set to scutwork
roots of grass; grassroots (e.g. of a political party); rank and file; places hidden from sight
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
script; screenplay; scenario
to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)
serves you right!; see what happens!
underworld; underside of society
looter; plunderer; pillager; marauder
lick; bottom card of the draw pile; (arch.) tasting (a nobleman's) medicine to see if it contains poison; (arch.) medicine taster
following a single pattern; conforming to the same pattern; one-track; single-track; repetitive; predictable
drill; gimlet; awl; auger
quick; prompt; alert; smart; clever; astute
partial; incomplete; imperfect
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
fluid mechanics; fluid dynamics; hydrodynamics
to be disgusted; to be repulsed; to get the creeps
in succession; in an endless stream; continuing without pause or interruption
type B (blood, influenza, hepatitis, etc.)
older sister and younger brother
older sister; lass; young lady
to make the most of the present; to live for the moment; to seize the day
to bite each other; to fit together; to mutually encroach; to eat together
tip of the hand; (use of) one's hands; cheap trick; superficial wit; cheap; makeshift (e.g. measures)
mist form; atomized form; spray (form)
electronic parts; electronic components
interval; step; pitch; key
repetition; repeat; replication; recursion; iteration
to feel inferior; to feel small
good deed; good conduct; benevolence
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize