to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to (forcibly) separate (a couple, family, etc.); to force apart; to tear apart
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
complete devotion; body and soul; one's best
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
February; second month of the lunar calendar
first third of a month; first ten days of a month
several weeks; a few weeks
to surround; to encircle; to enclose; to fawn over (someone); to play up to; to curry favor with
environment; surroundings; circumstances
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
by means of; due to; because of; according to
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
person who has rendered distinguished service
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
name; given name; first name
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
being very busy; busyness
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
settlement; solution; resolution
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
to the best of one's meager ability; the little help one can be; though my help might not be worth much
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted