being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
something said for politeness' sake; diplomatic language; honeyed words; lip service; empty compliment
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
keep up your strength; chin up!
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love
borscht (Eastern European and Russian soup, usu. made with beets); borsch
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
inheritance; something given or received
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
consequence; outcome; result; blame
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders); lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; lingering discomfort; uneasiness
private citizen; civilian
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
to show up; to appear; to turn up
duty; obligation; responsibility
complete stranger; total stranger
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
to hit the mark; to hit the nail on the head
even if; even though; however; no matter how
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
dying in vain; wasteful sacrifice of life
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever