tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
to smooth; to harmonize; to facilitate; to streamline
rote memorization (memorisation); rote learning; indiscriminate memorizing (memorising)
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
trouble; difficulty; failure (of an engine, machine, computer, etc.); breakdown; (medical) condition; disorder
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
decrepitude; (being) rickety; (state of) falling apart; looseness (in machinery); play
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; to be in a fix; to be in a desperate situation; to be in a pinch; to be in a predicament
appointment; rendezvous; date
memory; sense; experience
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
to discuss; to talk together
to stand up; to get up; to recover; to regain one's energy; to (stand up and) take action; to rise up (against); to rise (from a crouch) and make the initial charge
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
to run up to; to rush over
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to speak; to hear a voice
corridor; hallway; passageway
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote
showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.