quick work; (clever) feat
dull sound; muffled sound
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast
to be unsteady; to reel; to shake; to waver; to be unsettled (feelings, thoughts, etc.)
to come to one's senses; to calm down
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
exaggerated; overblown; overdone
to bend (with great force); to twist; to wrench; to distort (the truth)
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to go straight to one's head (of alcohol); to feel the effects (of an illness); to lose one's wits
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
much; remarkably; not at all (with neg. verb); quickly and vigorously; unhesitatingly
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
when it comes to ...; as for ...
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
to die by the roadside; to die a dog's death
another; different; something else
real intention; true motive; true meaning
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
so what!; who gives a damn?
that said; that being said
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
what the hell?; what are you going on about?; what the hell are you doing?; you've got to be kidding
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
nothing but; none other than
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to cut (someone) down; to slay
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
infant; baby; little child
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
greatly; very much; thanks a lot
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)