practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
to go ahead; to pull ahead
that's not my concern; that's none of my business; that's not on me
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
difficult to ...; hard to ...
level ground; plain; flatland
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
on countless occasions; many a time
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up
never mind!; don't worry about it
many; numerous; various; large number of
to be extremely cautious; to be as sure as sure can be; to make assurance doubly sure
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
head (of a line, group, etc.); front; lead; forefront; vanguard
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ); to be depressed; to feel down
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted
to be the worst of the worst; (lit.) to deserve to die ten thousand deaths
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
with a vroom; with a sudden shaking
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
to set on end (hair, fur, etc.); to make stand on end; to bristle; to ruffle (up); to raise (one's eyebrows)
sticky; thick (e.g. thickly plastered); icky; to stick closely
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
to move (to another place or state); to change (e.g. of state, affiliation, scenery, etc.); to spread (of a fire, smell, etc.); to catch (an illness); to move (e.g. of one's focus); to change (e.g. of one's interest)
to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered; to roll one's eyes up and down
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite