to relax one's efforts; to let up; to let one's guard down
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
somehow; for some reason or other
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
danger to oneself; (fear of) one's physical safety
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
without permission; without notice
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
to misread; to read wrongly; to misinterpret
to become possible; to become able to (do)
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
to make someone drink; to force someone to drink; to serve (alcohol); to treat someone (to drinks); to be drinkable (esp. of alcohol); to be palatable
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
depending on; dependent on
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
protective instinct; defensive instinct
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
concealment; suppression; hiding
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted
interference; intervention; meddling
price; cost; value; worth; value
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to delay; to put off; to procrastinate
to write a few lines (to); to drop someone a line; to write a note (to)