good policy; wise policy; best plan
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
to be impatient; to be eager; to be restless; to be excited; to be in high spirits
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
absolutely; completely; utterly; really; simply; only
to open (e.g. one's robe); to bare (e.g. one's chest); to open up (of clothing); to be exposed; (arch.) to open wide (one's legs, eyes, mouth, etc.); (arch.) to stretch
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
to bring (someone into a place); to lead into
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
to fly into a rage; to lose one's temper; to flare up; to break out
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
copulation (among animals); mating; treading; covering; serving
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
flax (Linum usitatissimum); linseed
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered; to roll one's eyes up and down
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
surely; certainly; without doubt
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
to crouch; to squat; to cower
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock