group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); pass (ceding one's turn); giving (something) a pass; pass (ceding one's turn after there are no more useful moves)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
to let (something or someone) go past; to do too much
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
carefree; free from worry
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
movie; film; motion picture
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
too (much); overly; excessively
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
crying face; face of a person who is crying
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
one's every action; every single move; slight effort; least trouble; small amount of work
heart-wrenchingly; with a thrill in one's heart
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how