all eyes; public attention
vulgar; coarse; crude; boorish; ill-mannered; mean
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation)
a little; a bit; slightly
to beat fast (of one's heart); to flutter (with joy, anticipation, etc.); to throb; to pound; to palpitate
directions; instructions; orders; command
of great promise; with a promising future
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to retaliate; to return a blow; to strike back (at); to retort
to fan; to incite; to instigate
to hit (e.g. with a car); to knock down; to reject; to eliminate; to refuse (e.g. a request); to deny; to flip
time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
labor; labour; toil; hardship
wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of; (lit.) to drive in a nail
to go out and away; to leave
to have a narrow escape from death
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler
dullard; indecisive person
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
cruel; inhumane; callous; brutal
point of uncertainty; unclarified issue; doubt
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
benefit; use; good; profit; gains
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
self-affirmation; self-approval
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger
from now; from this moment; henceforth
prisoner (of war); POW; captive
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to chop; to cut off; to chop off; to hack off
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
making one's way in the world; (making a) living; (earning a) livelihood; business; trade; occupation
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
fleeting life; this transient world; sad world; world of grief and worry; the world of the living; this life