to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
drinking water; potable water
doing ... until one goes bankrupt; doing ... until one goes broke; falling short of (one's reputation); failing to live up to (one's appearance); falling through (e.g. of a plan)
after all; anyway; actually; well, ...; ... on earth (e.g. "what on earth?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
Mongolian gerbil (Meriones unguiculatus); Mongolian jird
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
cold; indifferent; unfriendly; unsympathetic; unkind
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to become lost (e.g. of dignity); to be sullied
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
grilling on a skewer; spit-roasting
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
no exception; without exception; always the same
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
hardening; fortifying; pledge; vow; defense; defence
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to grow fat; to gain weight; to grow fertile; to be refined (palate); to be discerning (eye, ear); to become rich
(undesirable but) inseparable relationship
treating someone like a child
senior; elder; person older than oneself
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
rare; uncommon; not often seen
to the very end; to the bitter end; to the last; to the hilt; thoroughly
to sit cross-legged; to sit at ease
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
younger brother and sister
two by two; by twos; as a couple
wet nurse; nursing mother
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)