meter; gauge; metre (unit of length); meter; animator
to put up with; to endure; to bear patiently
gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
not having enough workers; being understaffed; having nothing one can do about something; having no options; no reason not to ...; can't afford not to
hidden ball trick; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
one eye; one of one's eyes; being blind in one eye; person who is blind in one eye
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
(breaking) with a snap (of a thread, rope, etc.); (stopping) suddenly (of communications, a practice, etc.); abruptly; completely
tired feeling; feeling of exhaustion; sense of fatigue; fatigability
muscular pain; myalgia; aching muscles; sore muscles
that's a different matter; that's a different story
three-legged race; cooperation with singleness of purpose (e.g. between companies); operating in tandem
the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed
none other than; ... himself; ... herself
to follow someone's last wishes; to fulfil a dying wish
to make one's own; to take possession of
perfection; thoroughness; consummation
prospects of victory; chances of success
to put to bed; to let sleep; to lay (something) down; to put on its side; to let (money, goods, etc.) lie idle; to set aside unused
single cell; simple-minded; one-track-minded
wounded person; injured person
setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage
extraterrestrial life; ET
and various other things; and many others; and all the rest; and so on and so forth
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
physiology; one's period; menstruation
secondary sex characteristic
pregnancy test kit; pregnancy test
to watch to the end; to ascertain; to determine; to know thoroughly; to obtain a deep understanding of
thereafter; after doing that; followed by
holy water; urine (esp. as related to urolagnia)
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
to sit silently (and submissively) at a meeting