long stretch; long haul; marathon; long scene (in a play); long act
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
strategy meeting; council of war
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
inside a car (train, bus, etc.)
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
solidarity; banding together and working as one for a common cause
to set off an explosive; to start a fire under someone; to motivate someone with rough words
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
guardian; protector; patron; parent
acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to take a breath; to take a short rest
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
to press a question; to cross-examine
offense and defense; offence and defence; batting and fielding
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to stop; to quit; to put an end to
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory