to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
in the process of being repaired; during repairs
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
study; research; investigation
yearned for; longed for; missed
(relating to) gender; sex; sexual
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; rich in experience
armchair theory; impracticable theory
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
quiz; short test; mini test
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
ability; performance; efficiency
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
top recommendation; (something) highly recommended
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
companion; comrade; escort; member of a party; fellow traveller; fellow traveler
presence (e.g. of an observer); observation; observer; trading session (at an exchange)
nap; short sleep; first sleep of silkworms
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
a gap develops; a significant difference emerges
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
fastidiousness; love of cleanliness
opposite side; reverse; (on the) other hand
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
it's no joke; gimme a break!
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse