ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
binder; clipboard; binding machine (wheat, etc.); binder
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
to take the blame; to take responsibility; to assume liability; to bear the burden
baton (of command); order; command; direction
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
scene; sight; scenario; setting
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
virile; tough; masculine; intense
not limited to; not just ...
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
the ocean; the great deep
setting sail; putting out to sea; starting anew; embarking on something new
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
to repaint; to paint again; to break (a record); to rewrite; to remake
everywhere; wherever; nowhere (with neg. verb); nothing
locational advantage; advantageous position
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to use up (all one's strength, ideas, etc.); to exert oneself; to do one's best
person who enlivens an atmosphere; person who lifts the mood of others; person who inspires a team; life of the party
tailwind; fair wind; favorable wind (favourable); favorable condition (favourable); advantageous situation
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
involuntarily; reluctantly; against one's inclination; against one's will; as a matter of unpleasant necessity; despite oneself
adviser; advisor; consultant
school nurse; nurse-teacher; health teacher
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
careful consideration; deliberation; thinking over carefully
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track