to cross one's mind; to be reminded
to whine; to make feeble complaints
to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way
prominent; eminent; leading; foremost; distinguished
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
each country; every country; various countries; all countries
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
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
could result in (something undesirable); might end up (doing, happening); run the risk of
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to recover; to rally; to improve; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to shift (a bag, etc.) from one hand to the other
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to clear away; to clear land; to prune; to lop off
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter
to resound; to reverberate; to make a stir
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to sink into (one's mind); to be (deeply) ingrained; to be instilled
five-storied; quintuplicate; fivefold
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on)
a touch (of sadness, unease, etc.); a tinge (of); a hint (of); a smear (of paint, ink, etc.); one stroke (of a brush)
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
way (of doing); manner; method; means
orthopedics; plastic surgery; cosmetic surgery; smoothing (bursty traffic, etc.); shaping; fairing
depending on; dependent on
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration