suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (of vegetables; by depriving them of light)
being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands
time; hour; period; class
with a start; in a fright; alarmedly
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
seeing in the dark; night vision
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; poor-looking
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective
else; in addition; besides
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
sound of voice; vocal sound
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
to become vulgar; to coarsen
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
occurring in succession; doing in succession; firing in rapid succession; volley of shots; volley (of questions, abuse, etc.); stream
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
pitching; throwing a ball; bowling (in cricket); pitched ball
evaluation meeting; postmortem session; review meeting
independence; autonomy; self-reliance
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...