to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly; (not) readily; (not) right away; (not) immediately
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
stop it!; enough!; cut it out
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
sanity; consciousness; soberness
what the hell; oh, great!; son of a gun; holy mackerel; oh no!; holy cow!
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
yesterday and today; only recently; just recently; only yesterday
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; in a mumble; in a murmur
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
ban (e.g. on smoking); prohibition
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to fall (on); to rain down; to shower down; to befall; to happen (to)
exceedingly; extremely; exceptionally; unexpectedly
no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
upper side (of a go, chess or othello board)
(not) even once; (not) ever
to become completely dry; to dry out; to dry up; to parch
to be on the same wavelength; to think alike; to get along
thousand years; millennium; (fig.) long time
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative
to investigate thoroughly; to research thoroughly; to master; to understand completely
to be born (with); to be born (to be); to be destined
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
asking would be rude; tasteless question
one more time; once more; once again
focus; focal point; focus (of attention, a discussion, etc.); point at issue; focus
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
a little bit; a little while
to break a dam; to burst out
to drop; to lose; to let fall
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
the sixth sense; intuition; hunch