direct control; direct supervision
pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
in a day; in a brief space of time
to become famous; to go out into the world; to make one's way in the world; to appear
absentmindedness; preoccupation; setting one's mind at ease; ceasing to worry; (arch.) loss of one's moral sense; (arch.) straying from virtue
hard to get; hard to come by
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting); vital point
fame; distinction; rise; advancement
conscious; deliberate; intentional
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
to feel relieved of one's burden; to have a weight removed from one's mind
happy event; cause for celebration; congratulations
to strike each other; to come to blows; to fight; to say (useless things, facetious remarks, etc.) to each other
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
accommodation; taking in; imprisonment; detention; containing (e.g. words in a dictionary); adding
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
minimum; minuscule; local minimum
whatever will be, will be; things happen the way they happen; let nature take its course
politics; political manoeuvre; political maneuver
to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
unprecedented; never seen before
horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
to show understanding; to appreciate; to be positive about
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to remove obstacles in the way of one's objective; to take an indirect approach; (lit.) to fill in the outer moat
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (of vegetables; by depriving them of light)
to be astonished; to be amazed; to be astounded; to be deeply impressed
to bring disgrace (dishonor, dishonour) on; to fling mud at; to put to shame
hurried construction; hurried production; hasty manufacture; hasty formation
halfway (through, complete); midway