hi; hello; hey; listen!; oh; come on!
(another's) daughter; young lady
worthless; insignificant; unimportant; poor; miserable; wretched
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
dotage; feeble-minded old man; senile old fool; dotard
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
fearless; daring; knowing no fear
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
to wrinkle up (e.g. one's eyebrows, nose, etc.); to furrow; to crimple
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
self and others; this and that; both sides; oneself and one's opponent; he and I
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
leadership; initiative; spearhead
and yet; though; when; in spite of
in proportion to; just as much as
rapidly; quickly; briskly; booming (e.g. of a drum)
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
or; otherwise; furthermore; also; (arch.) perhaps; (arch.) by some chance; (arch.) that being said
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
strong interaction; strong force
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
cowardly; spineless; weak-willed; fainthearted
to pinch and crush; to pinch out
great rival; powerful enemy; archenemy
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to drop; to let fall; to omit
to open one's eyes wide (as in fear or anger); to faint
to be blown off; to be blown away; to disappear; to vanish; to rush; to hurry
crash; smashing (into); ramming; clash (of views, interests, teams, etc.); conflict