to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
to get together all the money necessary (to pay off a debt)
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
passing mark; qualifying marks (score)
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
to incur divine punishment; to pay for one's sins; you'll pay for that!; what goes around, comes around
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
being able to hear everything (esp. when one was not intended to)
with a bang; with a crash; with a bump; suddenly (fall); sharply
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
teary-eyed; damp (e.g. skin, hair); moist
to lean coquettishly against; to snuggle into; to nestle into
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
adviser; advisor; consultant
to make coffee; to brew coffee
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
moving to new seats; moving to new desks
to keep (a person) waiting
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
to put one's strength into