to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
armor and helmet (armour)
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
narrow margin; slim margin
delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
detection; sense (e.g. sensor)
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
how long; how far; how much
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
written order; order form
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
and what is worse; to make matters worse
semi-transparent; translucent
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
hearsay; learning by hearsay
secret; private; surreptitious