of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
heavenly body; celestial body; astronomical object
service (bus, train); operation; motion; revolution; movement
now that; since; as long as; provided that
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)
absolute monarch; despot; autocrat; tyrant
pair; the two; both persons; both things
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
to take to task; to take it out on
determined spirit; unyielding spirit; will
none of your business!; don't bother me!; keep out of it!
to rise to the surface; to surface; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
to strain (one's stomach); to bear down (during childbirth); to push down
beyond human understanding
personification; impersonation; embodiment
to the best of my ability, poor though it be
intimate; carefree; familiar; friendly
look like; sound like; savor of; smack of
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to judge (on the basis of); to control; to discipline (oneself); to regulate
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
vacant space; aperture; gap; opening
with bright almond eyes; eyes wide open; nonchalantly
belt (waist, seat, etc.); strap; belt; zone; drive belt; machine belt
high; noble; refined; advanced
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
fresh troops; fresh players; newcomer; new employee; new method; new way
to worry; to fret; to get anxious
to cause trouble; to cause a disturbance
as you see; as you can see
business trip; official trip
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
rising water (of river, lake, etc.); swelling water; increased water; high water
drainage; ditch; gutter; sewage; black water
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
arrangement; pact; agreement