anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)
being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands
at once; immediately; right now
to incur someone's enmity
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
rear; rear unit guard; anchor (man)
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe; increasing
deployment; disposition; posting; stationing
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
to shrivel (e.g. cut vegetables, skin); to wilt; to fade; to wither; to be wizened
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
majestic; commanding; imposing; stately; dignified; with pomp and circumstance
I got it; I see; I now know; so that's the reason
medical efficacy; effect of a medicine
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
to be absorbed in thought; to muse; to muse about; to think things through
nothing but; except; no more than
material; substance; matter
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
to make one's own; to take possession of
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
quickly; briefly; rashly; carelessly; (flowing) in trickles
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
castration; neutering; gelding; enervation; emasculation; taming
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent