to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
imitating; copying; mimicking
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
to split finely; to splinter; to get frayed; to become irritable
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
simplistic (thinking, idea, etc.); hasty
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
reexamination; reinvestigation; resurvey
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
the number of people; many people; a large number of people
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
to become pale; to turn pale
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to strain (e.g. one's nerves); to be on edge; to be tense (of an atmosphere); to cover completely (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.); to spread over; to become covered (in)
to use up all one's strength; to die
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
main body (of troops); main force; this troop; these troops
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
main theater of war; principal battlefield; main market; principal area of competition
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
these days; nowadays; today; at this time (of day); at this hour
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (of vegetables; by depriving them of light)
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
conviction; belief; confidence
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something