to take the form (of); to assume a shape
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
to tell (to do); to order; to tell (on someone); to report; to often say; to be used to saying
between both countries; bilateral
arrival of goods; goods received
smuggling oneself into a country; illegal immigration
to make a mistake; to blunder
basis for decision; evidence for judging
(for) self-defense; (for) self-protection
to select someone (out of many people)
thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp
to spill; to drop; to grumble (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
physical strength; muscle strength
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)
coronation ceremony; enthronement
to be caught in a dilemma; to get into a scrape
still having a very small chance; still having a tiny shred of hope
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
(moral) backbone; spirit; soul; grit
ending; conclusion; join; union; knot; knotting
one's chance; the right time; target; objective
dad; daddy; papa; sugar daddy
to bring up indulgently; to coddle
to remove obstacles in the way of one's objective; to take an indirect approach; (lit.) to fill in the outer moat
to (suddenly) get into a specific mood; (lit.) to get switched on
remaining unchanged (from the old state of things); none the better for the change (if at all)
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as ...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon
Western-style; Western-fashioned
to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails