heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
feigned; pretending (not to know)
one's house; one's home; one's family
inexperienced person; young person; novice; greenhorn
shortcoming; fault; flaw; imperfection
boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass
one more; another (one); (not) quite; (not) entirely; (not) enough
to take possession of (forcibly); to take over (a company, account, etc.); to capture (a castle, enemy position, etc.); to hijack (a plane, ship, etc.)
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
further; above (that); greater (than that); any more
poor excuse (of a); nearly non-existent; barely sufficient; token (effort, etc.); symbolic
3rd day of the month; three days
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as ...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
as (for); for; in the capacity of
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
serious; severe; grave; acute
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
sounding each other out; probing each other
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
surely; certainly; without doubt
racing (of an engine); idling; spinning (without grabbing; of wheels); going round in circles (of an argument, discussion, etc.); going nowhere; being fruitless
uncommon; extraordinary (in relation to human characteristics)
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; development; improvement
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate