tacit; unspoken; implicit
now (with the nuance of 'the last moment'); this late in the game
lack of policy; having no measures; lacking means
to lose one's temper; to lose patience; to have enough; to be exasperated; to become irritated; to get fed up
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
bombarding; shelling; bombardment
to be entwined; to be involved
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
break in time; interruption; pause
blow; shock; strike; batting
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
gun; pistol; tiddlywinks; marbles; repellence
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible
to become empty; to be emptied
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
to bend many times; to turn and twist; to zigzag
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
branch road; byroad; side street; digression
to steal a glance; to intercept and read (e.g. other people's email)
here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep