to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower
stimulating; exciting; provocative
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
no, not like that (but like this)
direct control; direct supervision
after-treatment; post-treatment; post-processing; dealing with the aftermath
freedom of information; access to information; disclosure of information (e.g. by the government)
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
laboratory animal; experimental animal
confusion; bustle; turmoil; to rush around; to act frantically
to have a hard time of it
to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to feel pain
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
reciting (to oneself); repeating (e.g. an order, to confirm one heard it correctly)
mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
number of persons; numerical strength; head count
to take an aggressive position; to stir up trouble
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
sleeping pill; sleep medication
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
complete ignorance (usu. in reference to feigning); lack of knowledge
going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
ignorant of the ways of the world
idealistic thought (argument)
running continuously; firing in rapid succession
dew; tears; (not) a bit; (not) at all
to press a question; to cross-examine
mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting
to be fated to; be linked by fate
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable