to dry up; to exhaust (e.g. resources, talent)
to sob convulsively; to heave with sobs
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to torture; to persecute; to excruciate
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
sharp (words); harsh (manner, tone, etc.); hostile (mood, attitude, etc.); spiky; prickly; jagged
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
space; interval; space character; whitespace
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
beyond help; there's nothing that can be done
annoying; infuriating; provoking; irritating; aggravating; vexing
top of the shoulders; tip of the shoulder; collar
to let someone hold; to make someone grasp; to bribe; to slip money to; to pass off; to foist on
antiseptic solution; disinfectant solution
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
bubble; foam; froth; suds; lather; head (on beer)
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
to suppress (a smile, yawn, etc.); to stifle; to bite to death
to tremble; to shiver; to shake
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
dull; dreary; dissatisfying; disappointing; unattractive; unappealing
to suture a wound; to sew up a wound
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
how much; how many; to what extent
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to warm (up); to heat (up)
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
close to the wall; alongside the wall
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels; to be self-complacent
to understand from experience