for the time being; at present; (arch.) hindrance
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
to waste one's efforts; to work to no (useful) effect
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
person who is ...; thing that is ...
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
concluding festivities; concluding program; concluding programme; final day of a tournament
illusion; fallacy; delusion
getting deeply involved; going deeply into; going too far (into something)
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
if you ask me ...; as for ...
counselor; counsellor; adviser; advisor
to explain adequately; to be accountable
pressingly; demandingly; hey! hey!; oi!
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
major loss; crushing defeat; big discount
assistance; backing; reinforcements
complicity; implication; involvement
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
place exposed to winds which blow up from below (usu. a beach); beach exposed to sea winds; fountain
to scrape off; to shave off
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
to stick into and move around; to dig around in; to pick (i.e. one's teeth)
large enterprise; big business; large undertaking
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
keeping a domestic animal beyond its useful life; keeping a person on the payroll without utilizing their skills
does not seem; unlikely; improbable