to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
gasping for breath; puffing and panting; wheezing
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
to become decrepit and ugly with age
one person; another name; nickname; alias
rope; cord; policeman's rope
rolling (something) up by spinning it around; coiling
sharp parting remark; parting threat
to spill; to drop; to grumble (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show
unconditionally; as a rule
distribution (e.g. films, rice); rationing (e.g. food, gasoline); food ration
having in mind; happening to know (of); idea (of); inkling
to be complicated; to be elaborate; (arch.) to push in; (arch.) to be crowded
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
to be the work of; to be the result of; to be done by; to concern; to affect; to involve
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
rest area; rest stop; service area (next to a highway); service station; parking area
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
house; greenhouse; house music; go to your kennel (cage, bed, etc.)!
equally (well); as ... as; no less ... than ...; evenly matched; well-matched
to be busy at work; to work diligently
ancestor; forefather; foremother
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
local; localized; partial; topical (application)
calamity; disaster; misfortune
qualitative difference; disparity; gap
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
right in the middle (of); midst; height
blame; censure; rebuke; reproof
finishing blow; coup de grâce
granted that; even if; even though
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
ratification; confirmation