jostling; being jostled; being mobbed; crumpling
setting off (on a trip); departure
right in the middle (of); midst; height
check (pattern); plaid; check; inspection; check (mark); tick; checking (something) out
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
trip abroad; overseas travel
to re-grip; to re-wrestle; to regroup (after some adverse event)
set (of things); combo; setting up; preparing; setting (hair); set (in tennis, volleyball, etc.); set (in a play, film, etc.)
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
half a point (esp. in go)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
voyage; passage; travelling
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
case (container); case (instance, situation); case
audacious; daring; bold; throaty (voice); rough; deep
cry (of an animal); call; chirp; song; caw; roar
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
clearing one's throat; cough
returning home to one's parents (orig. of a married person); visiting one's parents (for a prolonged period of stay); bride's first visit to her parents after getting married; coming back (of an item; after having been on loan, etc. abroad); (arch.) temporarily returning to one's home (of a servant)
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
cannot be compared (with); being no match (for)
contradiction; inconsistency
inarticulate; clumsy with words; poor at speaking
unsophisticated; ruggedly honest; artless; unaffected; simple; naive
to talk; to chat; to chatter
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
part of the eyebrow closest to the nose
to knit (one's eyebrows); to furrow; to contract
to disentangle; to untangle; to break up into pieces; to pick apart; to relieve; to ease
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to pack; to crowd
to avoid misfortune; to escape danger
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
dead center; (right in the) middle; midst; midst (e.g. of a storm); heyday; (the) height (e.g. of a debate)
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous