to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
detention; confinement; arrest
hundred million; 100,000,000; 10^8
excessive; too much; unreasonable
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
(very) cheap; (very) inexpensive; cut-price; bargain (price)
one's own discretion (idea, responsibility)
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
progress; advance; making (good) progress
advantage; advantage (in soccer, rugby, etc.); advantage rule; advantage (in tennis)
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
calculation; computation; reckoning; consideration; calculation; estimation
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
to half-rise to one's feet
gesture; gesticulation; motion
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
to be contrary (to); to go against; to infringe; to violate; to disobey (an order, teachings, etc.); to defy
with a loud, shrill laugh; with a cackle; (laughing) wildly
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; spectator; viewer
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
pride; dignity; self-respect
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
without leaving any trace
to scatter away; to blast away; to blow away (via explosion)
piece of meat; cut of meat