modest; reserved; quiet; humble
stomach; breadbasket; inner man; dietary needs
reason for being; raison d'être
laborer; labourer; blue-collar worker
lightly; easily; carelessly
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
to get away without consequences; to get off scot-free
personification; anthropomorphization
crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
trouble; bother; annoyance
great inconvenience; great deal of trouble; big nuisance; royal pain in the behind
biological younger sister
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
going on a pleasure jaunt
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
development; exploitation
extremely spicy; fiery hot; extremely harsh (criticism, review, etc.); scathing
three colours; three colors; triple run; winning hand containing the same chow in each of the three suits; triple pung; winning hand containing the same pung in each of the three suits
founder; originator; pioneer
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
petrifaction; petrification; mineralization; mineralisation; lithification; fossilization
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
eruption; volcanic eruption
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush