to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
study; library; bookstore; bookshop; publishing company
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
sense of inferiority; one's weak point
grumbling; muttering; nonsense
to feel nostalgic for the past; to look back fondly on the old days; to yearn for days gone by
being raised in the mountains; person raised in the mountains
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
to act as one pleases; to throw one's weight around; to have everything one's own way; to grow freely (e.g. of weeds)
to go to the next stage (after failing to reach a conclusion); to be carried over (e.g. to the next meeting); to go into (a run-off, overtime, extra innings, etc.)
half-crying; being on the verge of crying
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
coward; weakling; scaredy cat; wimp; sissy
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
dealing appropriately (with a situation); taking proper measures; handling (an issue) carefully; making the best of (a bad bargain)
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
all right; very well; okay; I got it
date and time (of a meeting, departure, etc.); days and hours
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
image; figure; figure; form; image
the whole school; all the schools
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
serious crime; grave crime
close; intimate; on good terms
dice roll with the desired result; lucky throw of the dice; good luck; stroke of luck; hoped-for result
health preservation; recuperation; recreation
fixed date; appointed day
neighbour to the left (person, building, etc.)
right side; right-hand side
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
schedule; program; programme; agenda
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
neighbour to the right (person, building, etc.)