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(prep.) in view of, in consideration of, seeing that

(v.) make do with, make the best of, put up with, make shift with

(adj.) stiff (of limbs, joints), rigid

(n.) oar, paddle

(v./n.) reward; prize

(v.) arrive, befall

(n./v.) line crossing, overlap; cross, overlap

(v.) make clear; confess; hand over (work); tell...(to do...)

(adj.) restless, anxious

(n./adj.) squeamishness, fragility, delicate

(v.) negotiate

(v.) stir, mix, agitate

(v.) pay

(adj.) lucky, by luck, by a fluke

(v.) compete, measure one's strength with

(v./n.) bring ...up, train; breeding

(adv.) all, each and every, in all cases

(n.) social class

(v.) disclose, reveal

(phr.) do one's utmost

(v./n.) crystalize; crystal, fruitful result

(n.) outcome, ending, final result

(v.) to settle/close an account

(v.) to control, to keep within limit, to restrict, to moderate; to command and manage

(v.) relieve, get rid of, dissolute

(v.) dismiss, fire, give the sack

(n./v.) dissection; dissect, anatomy

(v.) dissolve, disperse, dismiss

(v.) disassemble, dismantle, disaggregate

(v.) guard, take precautions, be on the alert

(n.) demarcation line, dividing line, limits

(phr.) with great relish

(adj.) urgent, pressing

(idiom.) to add flowers to the brocade -- make perfection even more perfect

(v.) attack, onslaught, assault, launch an offense

(v.) soak; immerse; steep

(v./n.) promote; promotion

(m.) (lit.) a measure word used for long and narrow things, e.g. grass, hair | (n.) thing like a stalk or stem | (n.)...

(phr.) pinch pennies, be shrewd in money matters

(v.) disturb, bother, alarm