to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to take advantage (of someone's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
to do (something negative); to make (a blunder); to commit (an error); to eat (up); to drink
to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to act; to stop by (somewhere; esp. of a criminal on the run); to drop by
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
counter for places (offices, facilities, stations)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
relation; connection; relevance
concern; circumstance which is becoming a problem; case (court)
rather; better; instead; if anything
parliamentarian; member of a congress
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
don't you think?; indicates question
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy; (tactical) advance or retreat of troops
trickery; wiles; finesse; Machiavellism
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
circuit; cycle (e.g. Krebs cycle); cycle; loop
to compose; to put together