hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
silence (not speaking); muteness
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
family quarrel; quarrel between parent and child
sharp-eyed; keen-eyed; easily awakened
time of departure; (on the) point of departure; just as one is leaving
to flare up; to fly into a rage
real nuisance; becoming inconvenienced by someone else's problems (through no fault of one's own)
sabot; wooden shoe; work-to-rule; go-slow strike; slowdown
spoiled; spoilt; ruined; wasted (chance, etc.); messed up; destroyed
if you think about it; come to think of it
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
unable to back down; unable to withdraw; stuck in a position where one cannot pull back; committed
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
charming; fascinating; attractive
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
when it becomes; when it comes to
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
desperately; for one's dear life
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)
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
to shoot through (a wall, the heart, etc.); to go through; to pierce; to hit (e.g. the bull's-eye)
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
that's the way it is; such is life
unworthy; unbecoming; improper
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
special measure; special measures
no penalty; no punishment; acquittal; impunity
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)