distribution (e.g. films, rice); rationing (e.g. food, gasoline); food ration
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
to bump heads; to bump into each other; to collide head-on; to meet by chance; to encounter; to run into
to bolt down (food); to gulp down; to carry under the arm; to rake in; to rake towards one
trifling; trivial; slight
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
to be full of pride; to be boastful
timid; fainthearted; weak-willed
rolling (something) up by spinning it around; coiling
water's edge; beach; foreshore
many; much; a great amount; (arch.) excessive amount
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
to boil; to be boiling hot; to be on a rolling boil
oil sands; tar sands; bituminous sands
beauty salon; beauty-treatment clinic
salon; saloon; sarong; saron (musical instrument)
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
care (e.g. medical); attention; nursing; kea (Nestor notabilis)
perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
persecution complex; delusion of persecution; paranoia
to probe someone's real intentions; to sound someone out; to try to fathom someone's thoughts
to fall for (someone's smooth talk); to be taken in (by honeyed words)
poor-looking; impoverished-looking; scrawny (e.g. figure); thin-looking; sparse (e.g. meal)
danger to oneself; (fear of) one's physical safety
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
flicker (light); waver; trickle (water); glance at
want to ... do something; would like to ...
completion; finish; workmanship; result; outcome
dry and rough; desiccated; rustling
fresh and youthful; lively; vibrant; vivacious; juicy (e.g. fruit)
beauty treatment; cosmetology; beauty salon; beauty-treatment clinic
to lean against each other; to rely on each other; to depend on each other; to scratch each other's backs
battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)