thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
(piece of) rope; ordinary method
never mind!; don't worry about it
the reverse; other side; lining
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
valley (with a river running through it); gorge; ravine; canyon
to have the end in sight; (lit.) to see the mountains
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
training; drill; practice; discipline
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
results; record; grades; marks
to cut corners; to be shoddy
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to be perturbed; to be agitated
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
pair; the two; both persons; both things
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to change; to alter; to run counter to; to go against; to make a mistake (in); to err
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
suddenly in a bad mood; in a huff; abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert