hostility; antagonism; opposition
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
as soon as possible; ASAP
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting); probe; probing move
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
recapture; retaking; recovery; taking back
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
to cut off the head of a sleeping person; to assassinate someone while they sleep; to catch someone off their guard by setting traps
postscript; PS; P.S.; pipe shaft (in a building); riser shaft
to finish reading; to read through
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
good-value; economical; advantageous (price, deal, etc.); useful; helpful
feelings; thoughts; meaning
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
cracker; party popper; cracker; cracker
extreme (measure, idea, etc.); radical; violent (language); strenuous (exercise, work, etc.); excessive; (physically) demanding
explosive; blasting powder
paralysis; palsy; numbness; loss of sensation; standstill; state of paralysis
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
sickroom; hospital room; ward
bursting; rupture; explosion; breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
to make the sign of the cross; to bless oneself; to cross oneself
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
now that; since; so long as; because
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
single (room); room for one; private room (in a restaurant, etc.); private dining room; (toilet) stall
bright white (esp. for snow and ice); brilliant white
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
wig; hairpiece (esp. to cover hair loss); toupee
upper half of the body; upper body
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate