to hold in one's arms; to bring over a person to one's side; to involve
keeping silent; saying nothing at all
supplementary explanation
to ask for trouble; to dig your own grave; to cut your own throat
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to
like this; this sort; this way
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
redial; redialing; redialling
self-sufficiency; self-containment; autonomy; self-absorption
adverse circumstances; adversity
bound hand and foot; hedged in (e.g. by restrictions); immobile
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
to draw through one's hand; to stroke (e.g. a beard); to work someone hard; to masturbate
long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
Near Threatened (conservation status); NT; New Testament; nuchal translucency
feeling sick; feeling queasy; feeling nauseated; being angry; being offended; being disgusted
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
concentration (of efforts, forces, etc.); gathering together; regimentation; marshalling; mobilization
recovery; undoing; recall
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
unbearable; intolerable; insufferable
creaking; squeaking; packing in tightly; cramming; hard (pressing, tying, twisting, etc.); tightly
completely (beaten, defeated, etc.); thoroughly; utterly; black and blue; to a pulp
being a match for a thousand; being a mighty warrior (combatant, player)
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
with a bump; with a clunk
giving something a try because it will not do any harm
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
disappear without a trace; nowhere to be seen
brilliance; splendour; splendor; lustre; luster
disregarding; taking no account of; ignoring; overlooking
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
doing together (as equals); sharing; common (land, etc.); joint (statement, etc.); cooperation; co-operation