being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
splinters of glass; glass shards
to glare at each other; to confront each other
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
to cut; to slit; to slash
time of emergency; (in an) emergency
to press a question; to cross-examine
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
to erase all trace of something
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
entrusting (everything to); leaving (a matter) entirely with
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
every day and every night
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
to get strong; to gain strength
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
resentment; indignation; anger
personal history; background; log; record; hysteresis
to reveal by washing the surface; to expose by washing away dirt, earth, etc.; to discover (by investigation); to bring to light; to start washing
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
extended leave; long vacation
trip abroad; overseas travel
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time