tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
buzzing (e.g. of insects); chirring; whirring (e.g. of a reel); humming (of electronics); hissing
flaring up; bursting into flames
making different (comic) faces, esp. using small props
to get between; to be caught in
physical contact (between friends, mother and child, etc.); physical intimacy
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
sitting together in a circle; happy circle; harmony
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
to persevere; to keep at something (regardless of one's fatigue)
twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
window frame; window sill
principle of laissez-faire
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
full operation (e.g. of a factory, machine, reactor); full strength; full speed
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
countermeasure; counter-measure
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
to have an eye on; to zero in on
to follow loyally; to wait on someone hand and foot; to be at someone's beck and call
tacit approval; tacit permission; connivance; acquiescence; toleration; overlooking
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
inquisitive mind; spirit of inquiry; spirit of enquiry
cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
(religious) piety; faith; devotion
to follow (a rule, precedent, etc.); to conform to (the law, standards, etc.); to be proportionate to; to correspond to; to be equivalent to
sea of fire; sea of flames; blazing inferno
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
one-on-one fighting sport (without weapons); combat sport; martial art
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
(switched) on; being on the green (of one's ball)
restoration; return; reduction; resolution; deoxidization
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
to brush away; to sweep aside; to repel (e.g. enemy); to drive away; to rout