company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
no, not like that (but like this)
to detain; to check; to restrain
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
to lose sight of; to miss
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
to stare back at; to look back at
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to turn over; to turn around; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
in succession; one by one
high and low; rise and fall
difference in elevation (between two points in a body of water); head; drop (e.g. of a waterfall); difference; gap
protuberance; bulge; protrusion; rise; uplift; upheaval
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
a short while ago; already
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
water (hydraulic) pressure
release; emission; ejection
travelling on foot; traveling on foot; travelling all over
to find out; to discover; to locate
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
kingfisher (esp. the common kingfisher, Alcedo atthis); jade (gem); beautiful lustrous colour similar to that of the kingfisher's feathers
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
precious stone; jewel; gem
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to appease; to suppress; to calm
to boost; to force up; to push up