to sob; to be choked with tears
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
urinating outdoors (usu. of women); peeing outside
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
utility; (actual) profit; actual benefit; material gain
container made by cutting a piece of bamboo lengthways; bamboo tube; bamboo cylinder
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
to be wide-awake; to be wakeful; to be unable to sleep
local specialty; special product (of a region)
side effect; adverse reaction
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
wetting oneself; peeing in one's pants
to make absolutely sure (that all is right); to use every means; to take all possible measures
one line; (a) single line; boundary; line (between things); forefront; front line
belt (worn around the waist); (machine) belt; belt; zone
to suffice; to serve the purpose; to be satisfied
cry (e.g. of a baby); sob; whine; tearful voice; weepy voice
politeness; good manners; courtesy; (wine) label
exhilarating; thrilling; intensely pleasurable
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
to lean against; to set against
main cause; primary factor
river; stream; River; the ... river
to be common (of things or occurrences); to be commonplace; to be found everywhere
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
washing; laundry; relaxation; rejuvenation; melting away (of worries, fatigue, etc.)
interference; intervention; meddling
ultimate; final; last; eventual
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
early days; early years; early stages; initial stages; beginning
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
infection; contagion; becoming infected; being infected (e.g. with harmful ideas); being influenced (by)
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
(opening of a) wound; cut
to pour into; to wash down (food); to insert (e.g. into a data stream); to integrate
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity