to adjoin each other; to sit side by side
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
number of words a person speaks; number of dependents; number of mouths to feed; number of shares, items, applications, etc.
verification; confirmation; on-site inspection (by a judge, investigator, etc.) to gather physical evidence; verification
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to deprecate oneself and praise the listener; to abase oneself
the more (people) fight, the closer they are; those who quarrel most are often the best of friends
choices; alternatives; options
woman's heart; female instincts or psychology
to try to have it both ways; to play a double game; to have two strings to one's bow
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
red string of fate; in Chinese-Japanese folklore, fated lovers were said to be joined by an unseen red string, tied around one little finger of each
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
charming; captivating; bewitching; seductive; coquettish
need not; (not) have to; need not have; need not exist
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
synchronization; synchronized swimming
close adhesion; sticking firmly (to); relating closely (to); having relevance (to); contact printing
unconcerned (about); unbothered; unworried; easy; simple
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting
keeping watch; standing guard
unsteadily (walking); waddling; staggeringly; totteringly
common saying; everyday talk; common parlance; vulgar; lowbrow; indecent
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
to contemplate; to ponder; to think over; to reflect; to muse; to ruminate
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
one end; an end; part; fragment
to assemble; to put together; to set up; to form (words, sentences, etc.)
so-and-so; who?; which people?
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
knowing when to give up; good at letting things go; accepting failure with good grace; being a good loser
brow; forehead; prominent forehead; beetle brow; not catching anything
to make do errands; to set to scutwork
reward; prize; treat; delight; small joy