shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
to look daunted; to look embarrassed; to be disappointed
to allot; to assign; to give; to provide; to fit to; to fasten to
both people; two people; two directions; both directions
naked; nude; unvarnished (e.g. truth); plain (e.g. fact); frank
alternating; taking turns
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
sleeping together; sleeping with; sharing a bed
bad taste; poor taste; gaudiness; nastiness; nasty behaviour; perverse disposition
turmoil; chaos; confusion
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
to straighten up and stick one's chest out; to throw oneself back (e.g. in a chair); to lean back (arrogantly); to assume a haughty attitude; to behave arrogantly
stern; grave; solemn; sobersided
unless one ...; if one does not ...
common front; united front
it's better to; it's best to; it's safest to; you can't go wrong with; it doesn't hurt (to be young, beautiful, have money, etc.)
(not) at all; (not) by any means; (cannot) possibly; absolutely (not)
gun; firearm; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish
to exchange gunfire; to exchange shots
rainfall; snowfall; alighting; descending
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
input and output; input-output; IO
making a direct connection
remaining silent; keeping secret
stating (one's views); expressing
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
to find the resolve (to do); to make up one's mind (with); to act on a thought
field; field; meadow; field (of interest, study, etc.); field; field (in a form, web page, etc.)
format; form; (data) format; formatting (a disk); format
to flatly refuse; to reject; to spurn
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
to come to realize; to become aware (of)
to jabber; to chatter; to chat with
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
suppressed laugh; smile; giggle; chuckle
intent; intention; bad faith; mens rea (guilty mind)