treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
remote region; outlying district; border district; frontier
self-protection; self-defence
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
lost article; thing left behind; leaving something behind; forgetting something
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
to limp; to drag one's feet
taking a long time; slowness; sluggishness; lack of firmness; looseness; slovenliness
surrounding at a distance
one's self-possession; one's presence of mind
way; method; means; resource; course
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
to run into; to collide with; to come to the end of (a street); to run into (difficulties, problems, etc.); to run up against
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
doing as one is told; yes-man
something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah
to come face to face (with)
competition; rivalry; feeling that something is worth the effort; motivation; enthusiasm
arbitration; intercession; mediation
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
to do together; to put together; to lump together; to regard in the same light; to put in the same category; to arrange for (two people) to marry
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
same room; sharing a room; occupying the same room
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
unsparingly; without listening to the other party; without giving the other party a chance to explain
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
pleasant feeling; good feeling
to become serious; to take something seriously (e.g. a joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (esp. at something trivial); to get worked up
(wrestling) ring; forum (e.g. for discussion); sandbag; gabion
to catch fire; to be ignited; to ignite; to flare up (of an emotion, controversy, etc.); to blaze; to be ignited (of a dispute, commotion, etc.)