creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) in one go
mistress; kept woman; concubine
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
slightly bitter (taste); bittersweet (memory, experience, etc.)
to be perturbed; to be agitated
boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English
architectural engineering
number of persons; personnel
aspect; appearance; physiognomy (as an indication of one's fortune); aspect; phase (e.g. solid, liquid and gaseous)
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
relationship; connection; involvement; entanglement; implication (e.g. in a crime)
unheard-of; unprecedented; daring; wild; uninhibited
heavenly voice; off the record instructions; influential person's opinion; powerful person's verdict
lacking fixed principles; inconsistent; fickle
to become animated; to liven up; to become active
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
discharge of water (from a river, dam, etc.); drainage; spraying water (on); hosing
washing; cleansing; cleaning; cleansing (one's mind and body)
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
endurance; perseverance; patience
royal capital; imperial capital
to be transparent; to be easily seen through; to be obvious; to be apparent
adding (equipment, facilities, etc.); establishing more; installing more; increase; extension; expansion
state of (mental) confusion (agitation)
devoted; self-sacrificing
rhombus; rhomb; lozenge; diamond (shape)