baton (of command); order; command; direction
preliminary investigation; preliminary inquiry; preparation (for a class); going over one's lessons (in advance); studying ahead
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
within the next couple of days; in a day or two
free time; spare time; idle moment
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
looking away; looking aside; outsider's perspective; observer's view
to strike each other; to come to blows; to fight; to say (useless things, facetious remarks, etc.) to each other
isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pretending not to recognize (someone); unconcerned air; indifference; nonchalance
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient in some way; lacking something
metal rod; metal bar; iron rod; iron club; iron staff with rings on top (traditionally used by night watchmen)
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act innocent
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; one's time (to act); one's chance
essence; true nature; substance; reality
nature; natural constitution; innate disposition
(practical) business; business practice; business affairs; (actual) work
certain evidence; definite evidence
shrewdness; sharpness; astuteness; acumen; tact
favorable; favourable; friendly; vividly colored; vividly coloured
fragment; broken piece; one of the same group; accomplice; one of a pair; counterpart
unclean; dirty; bathroom; toilet (room); (arch.) menstruation; (arch.) menses
to be possible (in terms of time, money, etc.); to be able (to do); to fit (schedule, budget)
searching an entire house; searching a house thoroughly; house hunting
(carrying) close to one's person; next to the skin
lasciviousness; lechery; salaciousness; lust; sensuality; lewdness
to have one's heart touched; to be moved
constriction; narrow part (in middle); waist (esp. of a woman)
to have excess momentum (from going too fast, using too much force, etc.); to get carried away; to go overboard; to overdo (something)
shameless; brazen and unscrupulous
to put to bed; to let sleep; to lay (something) down; to put on its side; to let (money, goods, etc.) lie idle; to set aside unused
to leave words (behind one, e.g. after death); to say (for posterity); to utter last words; to leave some things unsaid
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)
meeting; greeting; welcome; person sent to meet a visitor
firm promise; definite promise
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
(reciprocal) communication; (coming to a) mutual understanding
personal accessories (ornaments, adornments)
construction; architecture (of buildings)