to ascertain; to check; to make sure
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
immediately; at once; instantly
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
to bring; to take; to bring about
assessment; rating; grade; evaluation
soft, light rustling (e.g. leaves in the wind)
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
puckered-up mouth; button of a mouth
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
four-legged tray for festive food
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
party-internal; within the party
wearing one's hair in braids
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
dwelling; house; residence; den; habitat
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to lose heart; to become discouraged; to be crestfallen; to be utterly disheartened
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
(arch.) female slave; female servant; housemaid
to be of no concern to one; to be nothing to do with one
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
major change; major transformation
to cause; to induce; to bring about a result or state; to produce
to be cut out for (e.g. a job); to be suited (to)
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
cowardly; timid; easily frightened