to know (someone); to think; to believe
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
to push up (one's hair) with one's fingers; to comb up; to smooth back (a wisp of hair)
talking while standing; standing around talking
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
everybody; every last one of them; all
character (in a play, novel, film, etc.); dramatis personae
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
to jest; to clown (around)
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; two people cut from the same cloth
to solicit; to demand; to extort
notes; comment; remark; annotation
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
tolerance; broad-mindedness
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
to harm; to hurt; to fail to do; to do amiss; to almost do; to come close to doing
to adjoin each other; to sit side by side
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
region; limits; stage; level
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
molding; moulding; shaping; forming; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling
thorough; exhaustive; complete
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to meet up (as arranged); to rendezvous; to get together; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together
to dye; to colour; to color
in a train (car, bus, etc.); on a train
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
principle of laissez-faire
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house
mere consolation; temporary peace of mind
breakthrough (research, etc.); breach; opening
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
giving something a try because it will not do any harm
outside the country; abroad