back country; remote countryside
to jump on (a horse); to jump onto (a bus, train, etc.); to jump into (a taxi)
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
border (between countries); national border
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
the heat is off; things calm down; the excitement dies down
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
early morning; early hours; early in the morning
to go up the stairs; to climb the stairs
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
being easily frightened; losing one's nerve; coward; chatter (undesirable vibration in machine tools)
oh, OK; oh, I see; oh, yeah?; hmm
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
uninterested (in); having no interest (in)
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind
one must constantly be on one's guard with ...; one cannot be too careful of ...
to coil around; to twine around; to cling (to); to follow around; to hang around
that's not my concern; that's none of my business; that's not on me
telling (on someone); tattling; snitching
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
dry; dry (tone, humour, etc.); unemotional; dry (of alcohol)
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
to straighten up and stick one's chest out; to throw oneself back (e.g. in a chair); to lean back (arrogantly); to assume a haughty attitude; to behave arrogantly