to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
taste; palate; sense of taste
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
irritation; annoyance; frustration
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
to antagonize; to provoke antipathy
just a minute; small quantity
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; mutual relations (between family members, coworkers, etc.)
cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
being extremely busy; being swamped with work
completely exhausted; dead tired; knackered
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
to pull over one's eyes (e.g. hat); to wear pulled down over one's eyes
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
pale; pallid; bluish-white
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
hut (esp. on a mountain); shack; refuge; shanty
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage