looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); search (e.g. on the Internet); retrieval (of information); reference
deputy director; assistant director; vice director; deputy general manager; assistant general manager; vice (general) manager
faltering; tottering; halting; unsteady; awkward; clumsy
departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal
bluff; false show of power; bold front
distance; perspective; far and near; here and there
bowing (a string instrument)
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
languid; weary; listless; melancholy
majestic; commanding; imposing; stately; dignified; with pomp and circumstance
slightly difficult; somewhat bothersome; troublesome; peevish; querulous
desperation; struggle to the death
continuous; nonstop; consecutive; removing partitions (to create an open space); joining separate rooms into one
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
time to pay the piper; (lit.) time to pay the land tax (in kind)
(in spite of) being old enough to know better
to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth, etc.); to pry into; to examine closely; to dredge up
stupid brat; son of a bitch
ptoo (sound of spitting); ptui; ptew; ptooey
to freeze (in fear, surprise, etc.); to cower; to flinch; to shrink up; to shrink; to shrivel up
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
hey!; excuse me!; wait a moment
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
to (suddenly) get into a specific mood; (lit.) to get switched on
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to fly into a rage; to blow one's top
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
dullard (gen. from not picking up on other people's feelings)
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
manna from heaven; an oasis in the desert; godsend; good fortune when one needed it most; meeting a good Samaritan in one's hour of need; (lit.) (meeting) Buddha in hell
half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
role; duty; position; part
longing; yearning; aspiration; adoration