to explain away; to talk one's way out of; to excuse oneself; to evade
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
heaven and earth; top and bottom
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview
be (that) as it may; having said that
to feign ignorance; to pretend one doesn't know
sprinkling; dropping in small light bits
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
to have an idea; to have a clue
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
expression; look; countenance; face
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
forcibly; against one's will
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
trade; business; trading; turnover; sales; takings
from the beginning; from scratch
(death from) starvation; starving to death
(all) at once; at the same time; in one go; right away; in an instant
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
demonstration; show of force
mode of life; ecology; (animal) territory
portrait; likeness; picture
like this; this sort; this way
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
to be softened; to calm down
to grimace; to make a wry face
to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with
displeasure; ill humour; ill humor; pique
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
three; three years of age