complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
(theatrical) fighting scene
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
back side; back end; posterior; rear
catercorner; diagonally opposite
original proposer; originator; proponent; initiator
pending question; unresolved problem
to proceed with; to continue with; to move on; to go forward; to pursue
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
vanguard; advance-guard point; advance detachment; vanguard; pioneer; avant-garde
expertise; experience; knowledge
fourteenth day of the month; fourteen days
to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
number of days; period of days; daily interest rate
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
a long way off; matter for the future; not going to happen anytime soon
adjustment; tweaking; improvement; modification; tinkering; minor alteration
scene; view; prospect; outlook
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
care; kea (Nestor notabilis)
to some degree; up to a point; to some extent
tolerance level; permissible range; acceptable limits
possession; retention; maintenance
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
to be subject to punishment; to be punished
plaintive; piteous; doleful
to harmonize with; to keep in tune with; to go along with; to keep in step
dignified; majestic; stately; lordly; commanding
other than; excluding; without
to be mad about; to be hooked on
lying face down; upside down; prone
fair and square; open and aboveboard
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
let sleeping dogs lie; wake not a sleeping lion; (lit.) the spirit you do not approach will not curse you
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
causing concern; (lit.) bad for the heart
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
scattering (e.g. in statistics); scatter; dispersion; variation
to be understood; to be comprehended; to be grasped; to become clear; to be known; to be discovered
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)