to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike home (words, etc.); (lit.) to stab in the chest
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
mischief; prank; mischievous; naughty; pastime; hobby
to swoop down; to glide down; to fly down; to land gently (on); to alight (on)
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
to shout (in anger); to yell
in the middle of something; busy with something; in commotion as a result of something untoward happening; currently importing or capturing data
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb; produced at an unorthodox location
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out
flan (baked tart with sweet or savoury filling in an open-topped pastry case); flan; crème caramel; caramel custard
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
slight; minor; trifling; considerable; proper; decent
alumni association; graduates' association; alumni meeting; class reunion
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
and yet; though; when; in spite of
heresy; nonconformism; heathenism; paganism
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
benefactor; patron; person to whom one owes a great deal; person to whom one is (deeply) indebted
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
pretending not to see (something); turning a blind eye (to); closing one's eyes (to); looking the other way