to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
to approach; to draw near
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
arrest; apprehension; capture
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
any more; any further; any better; any longer
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
military discipline; military regulations; military rules
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
a wise man is he who listens to counsel; a worry shared is a worry halved; I've got something to ask you
to get angry; to lose one's temper
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
beforehand; in advance; previously
due form; official; formality
guidance; leadership; leading the way
lost point (in a game); point given away; run charged to the pitcher; blunder; mistake
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards