check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
to apply pressure from above; to press down; to overwhelm; to overpower; to repress
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
silence; stillness; quietness
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
(not) even once; (not) ever
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
quite clearly; quite distinctly; perfectly; exactly
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
imagination; supposition; guess
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
time around sunset; early evening
poor excuse (of a); nearly non-existent; barely sufficient; token (effort, etc.); symbolic
footpath; walkway; sidewalk
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
rolling stock; railroad cars; wheeled vehicles
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to look daunted; to look embarrassed; to be disappointed
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
conviction; belief; confidence
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously