commitment; pledge; promise
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
older sister; elder sister
troublesome matter; burden; difficult task; chore; hassle
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
honor; honour; prestige; dignity; honorary (e.g. president, doctorate)
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
this and that; one thing or another
in the future; another day; later
to install; to fit; to (manage to) obtain (someone's agreement, permission, etc.); to get; to patronize (a shop); to buy usually (from the same store)
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
to run up to; to rush over
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
to repeat; to do over again
to be frowned on; to invite frowns of disapproval; to displease (people); to disgust
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
damply; moistly; clammily; gloomily; miserably
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving unattended; neglecting; abandoning
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); (court) case; project; enterprise; advertisement
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
interest; rights; concession
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
strategic arrangement of go stones at the beginning of a game; opening moves; preparations; preparatory steps; arrangements
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say