to detain; to check; to restrain
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
irritation; annoyance; frustration
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
to spit out; to eject; to dump
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
unable to do one's work; can't get anything done
to erase all trace of something
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
to concern; to be related
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
somehow; for some reason or other
to hang oneself; to strangle oneself
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
harbour; harbor; landing place; wharf; anchorage
beyond that point; after that
when it becomes; when it comes to
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
storehouse; warehouse; godown
street; quarter; district; area
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)