gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
declaration of war; proclamation of war
to hold fast; to protect to the end
to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)
preparedness for death; do-or-die spirit
runaway trip; journey of escape; flight from the world
exception; supernumerary; extra (e.g. performance, item, object, etc.); additional; outsize
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
luxury grocery item (e.g. alcohol, coffee, tea, tobacco); indulgence
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
minority (i.e. being under age); minor; underage person
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to have a taste for; to be fond of; to enjoy (in moderation); to be modest; to be prudent; to watch (e.g. one's behaviour)
one more; another (one); (not) quite; (not) entirely; (not) enough
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
the opposite sex; isomerism
nothing but; except; no more than
one more time; once more; once again
shrieking; squealing; screeching; chattering (e.g. of a monkey); chittering
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
down to earth; reasonable; able to deal with
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
to be understood; to be comprehended; to be grasped; to become clear; to be known; to be discovered
totally willing; fully motivated
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
to do (something negative); to make (a blunder); to commit (an error); to eat (up); to drink
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
a touch (of sadness, unease, etc.); a tinge (of); a hint (of); a smear (of paint, ink, etc.); one stroke (of a brush)
young; juvenile; child in the first year of kindergarten