to chip (off); to shave off; to sharpen; to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.); to reduce
with a bang (of a gun); with a boom (of artillery); with a thud; with a thump
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
fighting a good fight; putting up a good fight; fighting bravely
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
to not know what to do with; to be at a loss with; to have difficulty with; to be put out
to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)
calculating; sly; cunning; flirty; flirtatious
to this extent; to this degree; this much
carrying voice; well-projected voice
horseplay; fooling around
breakup (of a ceremony, wedding, party, meeting, etc.); closure
to be fated; to be linked by fate
how others look at you; what others think about you
showing no concern at all; being not at all bothered; devil-may-care attitude
to rest (from work, studying, etc.); to take a break
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
brink; verge; critical moment; crucial moment
here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
absentmindedness; preoccupation; setting one's mind at ease; ceasing to worry; (arch.) loss of one's moral sense; (arch.) straying from virtue
acquisition; obtaining; procurement; getting (hold of)
assistance; backing; reinforcements
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
to pull the trigger; to squeeze the trigger
to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
opaque; obscure; opacity; obscurity; unclear; unpredictable
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
to come apart; to unravel; to come loose; to become disarrayed (e.g. of hair)
to throw into; to dump in together
aspect; phase; condition; modality
sense of orientation; sense of direction