continuously; from beginning to end; from first to last
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
to meet the requirements; to satisfy the conditions
proposed solution; idea for a solution
special characteristics; peculiarity; distinctiveness
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
if you do this; if this is the case
physical labor; physical labour; manual work; drastic move (e.g. hold or strike in martial arts); power technique; display of power
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
apartment with one bedroom and a combined living room, dining room and kitchen
to check through; to thoroughly investigate
article; thing; object; property; real estate
stigmatized property; real estate where a crime, death, etc. has occurred
suddenly; abruptly; slowly; leisurely; deliberately
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
powerful medicine; strong poison
to have one's faults exposed; to have one's secrets blown
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
white heat; incandescence; becoming excited; getting heated (e.g. of a discussion); reaching a climax
favourite child; favourite student; apple of one's eye
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
to raise one's voice; to shout
slip of the tongue; misstatement; verbal slip-up
correction; revision; amendment
within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption
to split finely; to splinter; to get frayed; to become irritable; to feel on edge
consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
insincerity; dishonesty; untruthfulness; bad faith
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
submitting to (a demand, one's fate, etc.); putting up with; resigning oneself to; accepting (without complaint)
there's no other way; there are no other options; there are no alternative means
to resolve to do; to make up one's mind to do; to set one's heart on; to have one's heart set on
at a stroke; with a single swoop
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
nursery school teacher; childcare worker
arranging beforehand to tell the same story; getting the stories straight; coordinating one's stories
fellow traveler; fellow traveller; travelling companion; taking someone along unwillingly (e.g. in death); forcing to take part
childish; child-like; immature; infantile