trial of strength; test of one's strength (stamina)
leading actor; star actress; top-billed performer
direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
departure; leaving; starting; standing
seeing (someone) off; send-off; deferment; postponement; letting a pitch go by; wait-and-see attitude
to seem ...; to look ...; to appear ...; to feel ...; to behave like ...
right on the heels of yesterday; only yesterday
change of heart; change of mind; change in love interest; (arch.) mental derangement; (arch.) madness; (arch.) insanity
kiss; squeak (of a mouse); with a slurp
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to frolic about; to mess around
aloof; morose; (smelling) strongly; pungently; spiky (esp. of a hairstyle); sticking up straight (e.g. of plant stems)
arrangement; good offices; discretion; judgment; disposition
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
carrying in one's arms (a baby, pet, doll, etc.); holding; up!; carry me
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.); walking by oneself; taking a walk by oneself; walking unaided; being able to walk without help; standing on one's own feet
to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around
castle; citadel; fortress; castle walls; enclosure
place surrounded by walls; (within) prison
station; office; guardroom
soggy; soaked; crushed (out of shape); crumpled; messy; untidy
drainage; ditch; gutter; sewage; black water
facility; facilities; institution; home (for the elderly, orphans, etc.)
manager; administrator; landlord; root (user)
to be disheartened; to be dejected; to be discouraged; suddenly (losing a lot of weight); looking emaciated; becoming very thin
sublimation; sublimation (of an impulse); sublimation (i.e. transforming into a purer or nobler form)
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house
area; zone; district; quarter; section; limits