straining; tensing up; trying too hard; overexertion; bravado; showing off
with a thump; (hanging) straight down
feel; touch; texture; manner (with others)
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
poisonous air; poisonous gas; poisonous ingredient; poisonous nature; malice; spite
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
I got it; I see; I now know; so that's the reason
performance (e.g. music, dance, drama); something done (just) for show; theatre; performance (of a computer, car, investment, etc.)
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
to fully understand and agree; to be convinced; to be fully satisfied (with an explanation)
guess; speculation; supposition
jumping to a hasty conclusion; premature judgement
certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
just who do you think you are?
these guys; these fellows
power; authority; jurisdiction
absentmindedness; preoccupation; setting one's mind at ease; ceasing to worry; (arch.) loss of one's moral sense; (arch.) straying from virtue
to be understood by each other (of thoughts, feelings, etc.); to be comprehended; to exchange with each other (thoughts, feelings, etc.); to express to each other (e.g. intentions); to communicate with each other
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
scabbard; sheath; cap (on a brush, pen, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
location (of something); whereabouts; hiding place
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
to use up all of one's energy and willpower; to be exhausted (and have no will to go on)
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
to dry up; to parch; to ebb away
to come apart at the seams; to be ripped; to begin to open; to begin to bloom; to smile broadly; to break into a smile
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
to comb (out); to card; to untangle (hair); to thin (hair); to reduce in volume
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
without a doubt; completely; something out of the question; something outrageous; being utterly inferior; being helpless
kindness; favour; favor; hospitality
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out
business discussion; negotiation
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
impossible to understand; impossible to decipher