calming down; quieting down
counter for books; volume
(act of) drinking water; (water) drinking container; glass; peasant
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
right to keep silent; right to silence; right to remain silent
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
grotesque; bizarre; weird; grotesque (style)
to beat someone to the punch; to get the drop on (someone); to forestall
most likely contender; prime candidate; top prospect; leading candidate
through a wall; on the other side of a wall
to overstep the mark; to go too far; to overdo it
to rank (as); to occupy (a position); to be located (in); to be situated
to lecture; to read aloud; to devise (e.g. a strategy); to work out (e.g. a tactic); to confer; to hold conference (with)
flaw; defect; fault; (legal) fault; flaw
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus); orang-utan; orangutang
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
sister complex; excessive attachment to one's sister; component stereo system
views; opinion; discernment; pride; self-respect
without the least difference; exactly; perfectly; to the inch
dozens; scores of; decades
arbitration; intercession; mediation
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
sense of duty (obligation)
faint; slight; vague; nebulous; indeterminate; tinge of ...
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
discord; trouble; dissension; disagreement; friction; conflict
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
moderate (view, politics, etc.); temperate; sensible; sober; non-radical
helplessly; easily; without resistance; without regret
behind with everything; too late; reactive
to be afraid (of); to be frightened; to be scared; to tremble in fear; to shrink in fear
to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember