symptomatic therapy; makeshift solution
preference; priority; precedence
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place
(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
this for sure; certainly is
extremely important; essential; vital; crucial
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
this (very thing); this precisely
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
full stomach; filling one's stomach; eating one's fill; complete; total; full
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
to abbreviate; to omit; to take; to capture
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
small fraction; small proportion
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
to be grieved at heart; to be troubled; to be worried; to trouble oneself (about something)
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
to help each other; to cooperate
at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway