speech and conduct; words and actions; words and deeds; behavior; behaviour; manners
with a twitch; with a jerk; with a flutter; with a dip; with a bob
to jump; to leap; to splash (of oil, mud, etc.); to spatter; to burst; to crack open
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
to be relieved; to feel relieved
like this; this sort; this way
remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland
inviting another to one's home, office, etc.; (lit.) the trouble of coming (going)
really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely
feeling (much) obliged; being (very) grateful; feeling sorry (for troubling someone); feeling ashamed (e.g. of an error); (arch.) shrinking back in fear
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
as (for); for; in the capacity of
tolerance level; permissible range; acceptable limits
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
to hold in one's mouth; to bring with; to take along
attack; assault; criticism; censure; cyber attack (e.g. DDoS)
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
unconfirmed; indeterminate; undetermined; uncertain; undecided; unsettled
to claim victims; to leave casualties
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
dialogue; conversation; talk; discussion; communication
to forbid; to ban; to prohibit; to suppress (a feeling, laughter, etc.); to hold back (e.g. tears)
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to intervene; to stop (something)
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
to smile (at); to grin (at)
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
temporary; transient; trifling; trivial; careless; perfunctory