reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
knob; handle; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); (file) handle
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
counting by the minute (of a schedule, etc.)
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
heat-resistant glass (e.g. Pyrex); refractory glass
frame; framework; outline
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
treatment as a guest; guest
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to (dramatically) fall over; to fall flat
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
recommendation; referral; endorsement
to be embarrassed; to lose face
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
armed intervention; military intervention
forcing; enforcement; forced; enforced
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
drachma (former Greek currency)
barbarian tribe; savage tribe
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
is something that; is that which
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)