to be offended; to get angry; to be stuffy; to be stifling; firmly (shutting one's mouth)
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
troublesome matter; burden; difficult task; chore; hassle
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
to push aside; to overcome (e.g. difficulties); to align; to put in order; (arch.) to push open
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
within; inside of; less than
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
unexpected; unforeseen; accidental
to cause trouble; to cause a disturbance
(not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) altogether
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
as one pleases; self-indulgently; freely; without restraint; at will
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
leadership; initiative; spearhead
newcomer; neophyte; novice; newbie
continuously; from beginning to end; from first to last
to coil around; to twine around; to cling (to); to follow around; to hang around
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
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)
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
will (to do something); drive; motivation; enthusiasm; eagerness
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
by all means; at all costs
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; (putting into) practice; execution (of a program); run
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
clothes; clothing; garments
daily necessities; everyday item