to whine; to make feeble complaints
to go ahead; to pull ahead
high sensitivity; highly sensitive (e.g. film, radio receiver); high speed (film); discerning; discriminating; of refined tastes
substitution; alternative; substitute
to read and understand; to interpret (e.g. a difficult text); to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
to run around; to bustle about
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
look of death (in one's face); shadow of death; face of a dead person
awareness that one is not good at something; feelings of inferiority
neutral zone; demilitarized zone
arrangement; pact; agreement
take care of yourself; get well soon
visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; inquiry (about someone's health); letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; get-well letter
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, crisis, etc.); overcoming; surmounting; bringing under control
as much as one wants; as many as one wants; all that one wishes for
alternative means (alternate); alternative method
heredity; (genetic) inheritance
modern person; people of today
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
(not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) altogether
unexplained; unsolved; unclear
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
(very) cheap; (very) inexpensive; cut-price; bargain (price)
to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
promissory note; written acknowledgment of debt; IOU
to seize; to impound; to garnish; to attach goods
to sell off; to dispose of
person with multiple debts
lawfulness; propriety; reasonableness; appropriateness; legality; legitimacy
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
official proclamation; announcement; promulgation (e.g. of regulations)