confabulation; fabrication
to make a display of one's originality (eccentricity); to deliberately act oddly (e.g. to get attention)
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to fight each other; to clash
suicide attack; kamikaze attack
to be entwined; to be involved
to (dramatically) fall over; to fall flat
greeting; a fine thing to say
recorder (musical instrument); English flute
quickly (e.g. pushing up one's glasses); with a light pull; with a sharp tug (e.g. at a sleeve)
(musical) conductor; commander; leader; director
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else
teacher's desk; teacher's lectern
full view; plain sight; completely visible
(preliminary) skirmish; prelude; preliminary encounter; warm-up match (e.g. before a final)
striking; remarkable; considerable
unclear speech; garbled speech; poor enunciation; poorly expressed; unclear (wording); imprecise (expression)
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of; (lit.) to drive in a nail
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
paying back a favour; repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
proof; evidence; sign; witnessing; testifying; testimony
truthfulness; credibility; sincerity; honesty; good faith
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
simple; straightforward; problem-free; hopeless (person); impossible; the end
to follow (someone's) example; to imitate; to copy; to learn (by observation)
to let (something or someone) go past; to do too much
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
floor above; floor upstairs
to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then
flight; desertion; escape
heeding; paying attention; bearing in mind
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
to gather up into one's arms; to lift; to carry
will; desire; eagerness; interest; drive; motivation
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
under one's arm; (in) the armpit
cannot be helped; unavoidable