to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
many; much; plenty; hardly
to leave home; to leave one's parental roof; to leave the nest; to go out on one's own
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
to allow oneself to ...; to take the liberty of ...; it is presumed that; (I, we) presume that; on one's own accord; by one's arbitrary decision
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to take off one's glasses
case (e.g. receptacle, condition, event, legal action, letter style, etc.); Computer-Aided Software Engineering; CASE
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
pride; boast; credit (to)
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
outside a car (train, bus, etc.)
dripping wet; soaked; drenched
soaking (wet); wringing; dripping; drenched
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
to be able to manage somehow or another
to fall incessantly (rain, snow, etc.); to downpour
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
interval; break; rift (in clouds)
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
to send to; to deliver; to escort (a person) home