to mistake someone for someone else; to misread; to misjudge
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
assertion; declaration; affirmation
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
approximate age; age range
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
going through; going via; going by way of
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
highly unpredictable; touch and go
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
another's parent; another's parents
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
one's own discretion (idea, responsibility)
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
private (soldier); (common) soldier; ranks; rank and file
choices; alternatives; options
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
to spend time (on doing something)
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
little theater; small theater
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking