pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
languid; weary; listless; melancholy
unpacking (esp. after moving house)
inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
being painfully true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction; kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
human trafficking; slave trade
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
stolen goods; stolen article; loot; spoils
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to be traced (of a criminal); to be tracked; (arch.) to have a (male) lover
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
confidentially; privately; off the record
when it comes to; concerning
without a doubt; completely; something out of the question; something outrageous; being utterly inferior; being helpless
that is (to say); namely; precisely; exactly; if one does ..., then; in that case
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
secret story; unknown episode
good bye; I'm off; see you later
to mix (with); to be mixed (together); to be mingled
from one's home; while sitting at home; without leaving one's house; without moving from one's chair; without taking a step outside
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
supply; supplying; replenishment
historical; traditional; historic
weak point; unskillfulness
just when (one is about to ...); just as; the very moment when; on the point of
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
(muscular) explosiveness; explosive power; instantaneous force; quick responsiveness; instantaneity
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply