to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
dull sound; muffled sound
to become vulgar; to coarsen
to be in luck's way; to get lucky
to collapse; to fall down (in a heap)
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to steal
tearing limb from limb; tearing apart; cutting (a person) to pieces
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
(state of) apparent death; suspended animation
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
exceptional item; extraordinary product
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
autonomous; autonomic; self-sustaining; self-directed
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
to (hit and) crush; to smash; to squash; to defeat soundly; to crush (an opponent, hopes, etc.)
underground shopping center; underground shopping centre
to send; to direct; to dispatch (person, car, etc.); to direct (attention); to turn (spotlight, etc. on)
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
to stir up trouble for oneself; (lit.) to scare out a snake by poking at the bush
babysitting; babysitter; nanny; taking care of; looking after; accompanying
to resolve to do; to make up one's mind to do; to set one's heart on; to have one's heart set on
to undergo many hardships; to taste the bitters of life
to wither completely (of a plant); to dry up completely; to drop all its leaves
return; reaction; recovery; return (from a procedure)
to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
whether one likes it or not; whether willing or not; willy-nilly
(and) yet; but; for all that; nevertheless
to stand side by side; to stand in a row
shopfront; storefront; shopwindow; over-the-counter