to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
to watch over; to watch attentively
good-for-nothing; worthless
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
to demolish; to tear down; to pull down
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
inside story; the real story (behind something); story not generally known
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
listening device; bug; wiretap
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act as innocent
false charge; false accusation; misrepresentation
instead; but (on the other hand)