in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for
now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns
offense and defense; offence and defence
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
fierce fight; close contest
(not) even once; (not) ever
a little less than; a little under; weakness; the weak; -lower (seismic intensity)
to return a punch; to strike back; to hit (the ball) straight back; to plow up; to plough up; to renovate (cotton fabric)
automatic; intransitive verb
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
scarecrow; figurehead; dummy
function; facility; faculty; feature
electricity bill; electric bill
attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession
to get dark after sunset; to turn to dusk; to decline (after a peak); to wane; to be lost in thought; to be in a pensive mood
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
threesome (sexual activity)
against the rules; breaking etiquette; illegal; unusual; unconventional; against common sense
to chop; to cut off; to chop off; to hack off
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
at any rate; in any case; anyway; anyhow
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
that's not a nice thing to say; that's not a nice way of putting it; there was no need to say that
it is shameful to reject the advances of a woman; shameful is he who spurns a woman's invitation; (lit.) not eating the meal set before him is a man's shame
slowly and quietly; smoothly
peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
to fall asleep; to sleep soundly; to become dull; to lose vigour
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly; (not) readily; (not) right away; (not) immediately
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest
to begin making a sound (ringing, singing, crying, etc.)
to sleep all day; to idle away one's time; to loaf all day
young person; young people; youth; young employee; young manservant; young follower
senile (dementia, cataract, etc.)
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
something to wear; clothes
(clenched) fist; knuckles
working overtime; detention; being kept in (e.g. after school)