suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to keep watch; to stand guard
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
several minutes; a few minutes
to warm oneself at the fire
to take care of some business; to go on an errand; to relieve oneself; to do one's business; to go to the toilet
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
to maintain one's honor as a man; to save face (as a man); to have one's honor upheld
to cut off (from); to separate; to detach; to sever; to uncouple
to share (life's) joys and sorrows (with); to share the good and the bad (with); to stick together through thick and thin
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
higher rank; better position
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to cool; to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
decision; settlement; confirmation; establishment
survival; survivor; relic
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
openly; squarely; directly; to a person's face
(not) at all; (not) by any means; (cannot) possibly; absolutely (not)
dealing with; coping with
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
report; notification; tip; message (in information and communication theory)
be (that) as it may; having said that
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
to kick; to treat (a person) poorly; to walk all over (someone)
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. of a joke)
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
to throw at; to fling at; to hurl at; to hurl (abuse, insults, etc.) at; to use (rough language) with (someone)
rival; opponent; revenge; (arch.) spouse
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
(sense of) sight; eyesight; vision