drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
compound; composite; doubles (tennis, badminton, etc.); place bet (in horse racing, etc.); show bet
to recite; to chant; to read aloud
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to behave buggily (of software); to act up; to behave strangely
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
such; this sort of; like this
long (time); protracted; prolonged
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
important matter (for discussion (deliberations))
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
to pay back a debt; to have one's revenge; to settle a score; to get back at someone
right of residence (i.e. right to go on leasing a house, etc.)
residence; abode; dwelling
loitering; hanging around; wandering around
doing whatever one pleases
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
reign; being on the throne
branch office; branch store
progress; advance; improvement; development
national character; regional character
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
transactions; dealings; business
personal (employee); employed; retained
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of