to get information out of a person; to begin listening
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
it's easier said than done; (lit.) saying is easy; doing is hard
decision; determination; resolution
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
and then; and so; and; so then
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
you bastard!; you son of a bitch!
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
opposite side; other side
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
dealing with; coping with
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
to strangle; to constrict
one way or the other; either way
person of doubtful origin
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
body odor (odour); abnormal underarm odor
classification; assortment
stink; bad odor; bad odour; stench
irritant odor; irritant odour; irritating smell (odor, odour)
to go crazy; to go off one's head
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to thrust into; to shove into; to push into; to drive into
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously