being driven into a corner; having no way out; being caught between a rock and a hard place
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
dispersal; breaking up; running away; fleeing
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
dress; outfit; getup; to dress oneself; to outfit oneself
various foods cooked together; hodgepodge; hotchpotch; mulligan stew
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
to allot; to assign; to give; to provide; to fit to; to fasten to
repayment; reimbursement; refund; redemption
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
moving forward (e.g. plans); acceleration (e.g. of payment schedule); front-loading
responsibility; duty; obligation
rapid increase; sharp rise; proliferation; surge; explosion
to draw water (e.g. from a river); to lead water to (e.g. a field, a pond); to supply water to; to irrigate
water wheel; water turbine; hydraulic turbine; (arch.) violent wielding of weapons
pumping up water (e.g. to a high place for energy storage)
source of river; fountainhead
bang on the money; spot on; right answer
thickly; densely; luxuriantly
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
oldest member of a group; longest-serving member
to show up; to appear; to turn up
to make (someone) angry; to anger; to offend; to square (one's shoulders); to raise (one's voice) in anger; to make (one's eyes) glare
to coil around; to twine around; to cling (to); to follow around; to hang around
foreign enemy; outside invader
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
spreading; disseminating; scattering; diffusion (of light, gas)
business trip; official trip
shady; underhanded; questionable
to install; to fit; to (manage to) obtain (someone's agreement, permission, etc.); to get; to patronize (a shop); to buy usually (from the same store)
influence; power; might; influence (of stones)
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
to take turns doing; to do in rotation
urgent; pressing; exigent
subject; theme; homework; assignment; problem (that needs solving); task