to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
originally; by nature; from the start
to run past; to run by; to go too far ahead
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
deformity; malformation; strange shape; unusual shape
opium poppy (Papaver somniferum)
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
tight skirt; straight skirt
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
news (from someone); word; letter; tidings; contact
to (relax and) stretch one's legs out; to go for a further walk
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
thick voice; husky voice; guttural voice; voice with a thick accent
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
grand; heroic; sublime; fierce
someone who gets in the way without serving any useful purpose; fly in the ointment; buttinsky; third wheel
strategy meeting; council of war
haughty; arrogant; supercilious
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
fib; exaggeration (of the truth); snow job
point in common; common feature
these guys; these fellows