middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
stationing (e.g. of troops); garrison
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
cooperation; coordination; link
position; location; base; point; site
intelligence gathering; information gathering
on the occasion of; at the time of
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
to concern; to be related
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to hide; to conceal; to lower volume (of a sound or one's voice) so as not to be heard; to become quiet and inconspicuous
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
should; must; -able; probably; likely
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
information media; press; news organs
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
parasol (esp. one that is secured to the ground); sunshade; (beach) umbrella
invisibly; secretly; privately
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
licking; lapping up; (eating up) quickly; gobbling up
to finish reading; to read through
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
(table) napkin; serviette; sanitary napkin; sanitary pad
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to incur someone's enmity
to lose one's way; to get lost