demanding; difficult; strict
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
simple substance (e.g. chemical); something standing alone; separate item; solo item
these guys; these fellows
cooperation; coordination; link
slaughter (of animals for meat); butchery
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
command; lead; generalship; leadership
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to stop walking; to pause
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
way (of doing); manner; method; means
being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
to enter into a person's feelings; to guess what somebody feels (using one's intuition)
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
acid reflux; bile reflux; pyrosis; gloating; gratification; satisfaction
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
while; during (the time when)
highest rank; highest position; high-end; highest-order; most-significant (e.g. bit)
to come to one's senses; to calm down
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism