to examine someone's expression
pert; tomboyish; impudent; (arch.) gallant; (arch.) chivalrous
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
powerless; helpless; incompetent
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
suspicious-looking; fishy
man's man; man aggressively pursuing sex and riches; (lit.) carnivore
attentive to detail; careful; considerate; meticulous; detailed
outrageous; monstrous; appalling; inordinate; overambitious
remarkable; striking; obvious
exploitation; overuse; abuse
perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
path through forest; woodland path; logging road
orca (Orcinus orca); killer whale; grampus
local authority; local government; locality; local self-governing body; municipality
depopulation; declining population
false; pseudo-; quasi-; would-be; sham; pretended
immediate reply; quick answer; ready agreement
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
heart-pounding; exciting; thrilling; to have one's heart pound; to be thrilled
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on
sense of humor; sense of humour
tune (melody, piece of music)
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
to interfere; to butt in; to interrupt someone
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary