national character; regional character
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
lesson; discipline; example (e.g. set a bad example); revelation
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
to borrow; to have a loan; to hire; to rent; to buy on credit
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
willpower; energy; vitality
firmly; plentifully; with all one's might
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
desktop; desk-top; tabletop; after-dinner speech
forefoot; forefeet; foreleg; forelimb
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
plan to overcome an obstacle or break out of a deadlock; breakthrough solution
immediately; right away; on the spot
solution; solution strategy
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
common people; ordinary people; masses
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
fixed form; regular shape; standard-size mail
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
to sell well; to sell out; to be worldly and understanding; to be sensible; to be sorted out; to be put in order
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
topic of discussion; agenda
event; phenomenon; matter
this for sure; certainly is
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
pot (esp. teapot, coffee-pot); vacuum bottle; thermos flask