to some degree; up to a point; to some extent
proposal; offer; report; proposition; notice; request
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
to insert; to interrupt; to slip in a word; to harbor (e.g. doubts); to harbour
stipulation; stating clearly; documenting in writing; stating explicitly
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
here and there; everywhere
first person to say something; first person to suggest something
weak ending; tapering; anticlimax; tame ending
to withdraw; to abandon (e.g. a lawsuit)
to get entangled; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out
bottom step; bottom stair; last line; last column; bottom row (e.g. drawers)
handwriting; handwritten; hand-painted; hand-drawn
safety administration; safety control; safety management
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
rational; logical; coherent
tangle; entanglement; snarl; complication; difficulties; trouble
hard to control; unmanageable
beyond help; past salvation; incorrigible; irredeemable
crossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road); going astray; difference of opinion; misunderstanding; estrangement
to bring; to take; to bring about
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
heartbreak; grief; sorrow
for the present; for the time being
point of compromise; common ground
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
plainly; clearly; vividly