steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
devious; cunning; sly; crafty
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
this and that; one thing or another
child; childish person; immature person
to surround; to crowd around
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
stepwise; one step at a time
to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
capable of anything; liable to do
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
wintry sky; cold weather (in winter); wintry weather
to make someone cry; to move someone to tears; to grieve
(social) position; status
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
cut; reduction; curtailment
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
everybody; every last one of them; all
tranquil; calm; quiet; peaceful
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
partly open; in half bloom
scar; spasm; twitch; cramp
time of departure; (on the) point of departure; just as one is leaving
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter