to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
as before; as ever; as it was originally
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
silently (as the grave); quietly (as in death)
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
at any moment (now); at any minute; on the verge of (doing); just about to
toddling; with small, quick steps; restlessly; in continuous motion; quickly and easily; often
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)
great laughter; burst of laughter
to roll around laughing; to fold up; to hold one's sides with laughter
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
memory; sense; experience
to dismantle; to demount; to take something away; to detach
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
free; unrestricted; (with) complete mastery; completely in control
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
to stagger; to stumble; to totter; to misconduct oneself; to have a love affair; to waver
should; must; -able; probably; likely
as always; as ever; though it's always the case
to accept one's inferiority; to take one's hat off to someone; to give up; to surrender; to strike one's colors
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
of all people; a person of ...'s standing
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
shooting up one after another
hide-and-seek (game); hide-and-go-seek
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
to indicate; to show; to point to
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful