to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
big talk; boasting; bragging
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
direction; trend; directionality; directivity; goal; aim
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
true character; real nature
half the body; half length
nothing but; none other than
to bear fruit; to ripen; to produce (good) results; to show results; to bear fruit
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
to spend time (on doing something)
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
lawlessness; injustice; wrong; outrageous; lawless; disorderly
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit
shellfish; seashell; shell
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to give one's name; to introduce oneself; to announce one's candidacy
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
binding; regulation; limit; binding period (e.g. phone or broadband contract); minimum contract term
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy