way of speaking; intimation
to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess
to be distracted from feelings of depression, boredom, tension, etc.
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
adds emphasis to the following verb or indicates that the action is done forcefully or violently
whatever way; any way; either way; one way or the other
to shun; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of (esp. one's health)
possible; conceivable; likely; probable
to have a cross to bear; to carry a heavy burden
(doing something) for money; being mercenary
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
play; sport; romp; frolic; joke; prank
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
final coat (of paint, plaster, varnish, etc.); finish; glazing; adding more of the same (of something negative, e.g. shame)
to form a circle; to stand in a circle
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
travelling (a long and difficult journey) on foot; walking (all the way) across; travelling through; travelling all over (e.g. a country); visiting all the major locations (of a region, etc.)
enduring something out of pride; putting up with it; grinning and bearing it
deep knowledge; attainments; scholarship
exquisite skill; wonderful performance
condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.); concentration; condensation (of a vapour or gas)
hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)
to head home; to leave for home
once in a lifetime; once in one's life
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
creative cookery; creative cuisine
to vitalize (e.g. an industry); to invigorate; to energize; to establish (e.g. a company); to build up; to set up
occupation (i.e. field of regular employment); steady job; regular work
to call; to summon; to eat; to drink; to put on; to wear; to buy
excited; enthusiastic; high-tensile (e.g. steel); high-voltage (e.g. circuit); high-tension (e.g. current)
to display one's real ability; to show one's real ability; to show one's stuff; to show oneself at one's best; to really shine; to come into one's own
Frankfurt (Germany); frankfurter; frank
fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine); omikuji