tear; rip; breach; spoilage; waste; wastepaper
to become frayed; to become loose
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to crush to death; to press to death; to squeeze to death; to suppress (a laugh, one's anger, etc.); to stifle; to subdue (one's voice)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
in the meanwhile; during the time
to have a talk; to tell a story
with a friendly grin; smilingly
carefree; free from worry
clop clop; rumble rumble; sound of something being boiled
running (of a car, bus, etc.); traveling; travelling; running (of a program)
stop (bus, tram, etc.); station; stopping place
to stop walking; to pause
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; good 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 hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
rising; ascending; climbing
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to have a chill run down one's spine
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
cutting a person down (without a second thought); sacrificing; throwing to the wolves; omission; rounding down (e.g. fractions); truncation