to some degree; up to a point; to some extent
having one's guard up; not showing weak points; (of women) resisting attempts of being hit on; being distrustful of potential love interests; prudish
offender (esp. murderer); criminal
to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind
to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind
I would be most grateful if you could ...; I would humbly ask that you ...; please ...
bodily build; degree of fleshiness
contrast; juxtaposition; comparison; correlation (of strata)
great difference; major mistake
to look happy; to look pleased; to make eyes (at someone); to ogle
to have a good idea; to be able to predict
posing a question; question
to be true to nature; to be lifelike
vague; unclear; elusive; hazy
way of reciting; way of telling a story
roots; origin; one's roots; ancestry
vague; fuzzy; elusive; slippery
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
monitor (device, software or person); monitoring; person who gives feedback on products, television programs, etc.; customer panel participant; (computer) monitor; display
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
one's habitual behaviour (behavior); day-to-day conduct
to settle (in a place); to settle down
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
tag; label; game of tag; tag-team match; working together as a team
feather decoration; plume
upward compatible; forward compatible; downward compatible; backward compatible; providing the same function while being less effective (esp. in games)
advantage; advantage (in soccer, rugby, etc.); advantage rule; advantage (in tennis)
to attract (to oneself, e.g. with bait or light); to draw close; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion; to convulse
to be started; to begin (of a battle, contest, campaign, etc.)
to hang one's hopes on; to expect from
metallic sound; metallic clank
self-evident; obvious; axiomatic; self-explanatory; trivial
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
stubborn; obstinate; self-willed; headstrong
grandstand play; grandstanding; showboating; showing off
appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence