to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
to muffle one's voice; to speak (or sob, etc.) quietly
to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain in the same neighborhood
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
proper; respectable; decent; honest
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
to tighten; to press hard
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
handrail; railing; banister
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
parking lot; car park; carpark; parking garage
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
expression; look; countenance; face
charming; fascinating; attractive
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted