tightness (of money, financial conditions, etc.); pressure; stringency; being strained (of a situation); being tense; being pressing
to be softened; to calm down
even (e.g. even a child); as long as (it is, you are, etc.); (if) only; just
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
good humour (humor); good mood
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
provisional; temporary; tentative; interim
easy to do; apt to do; prone to do; liable to do
flaw; defect; problem; inconvenient
to give no leeway; to press (for an answer, etc.); to shower (questions on someone)
grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness
fierce animal; beast of prey; big game
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
extermination; elimination; renouncing worldly desires (in order to concentrate on Buddhist teachings); curing (an illness)
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
good news; happy news; glad tidings
sad news; news of a death; death notice
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; two people cut from the same cloth
inexcusable; unpardonable; can't be allowed to pass (without comment)
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
fragment; broken piece; one of the same group; accomplice; one of a pair; counterpart
to break; to break down; to be crazy; to be nuts; to be infatuated (with); to be crazy (about)
to take (someone) to task; to tell off severely; to give a good talking-to; to scold
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
undiscovered; not yet found; unexplored
suggestion; hint; implication
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
Alphard (aka Alpha Hydra)
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
(state) apparatus authorized to use violence (e.g. military, police); instrument of violence
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
to read and understand; to interpret (e.g. a difficult text); to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
gambling den; gambling house
useless; vain; aimless; idle
criticism; commentary; review
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself (as); to change (into); to transform; to change radically (for the better)
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
childish; childlike; immature; infantile
irritation; annoyance; frustration