itching-to-grab gesture (made with one's hands)
cavalry; mobility; maneuverability
body double; double; wire puller; person behind the scenes; shadow commander
with one's life (protect, etc.); at the cost of one's life
jokingly; in the form of a joke
unexpected; unforeseen; accidental
firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn
still; as yet; as it has been
difference in elevation (between two points in a body of water); head; drop (e.g. of a waterfall); difference; gap
suppressed laugh; smile; giggle; chuckle
going into battle; departure for the front
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
to detain; to check; to restrain
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to wait expectantly; to await in anticipation
to write out; to make a fair copy; to rewrite
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
appointment; rendezvous; date
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray
soaking (wet); wringing; dripping; drenched
absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing
showing one's face in public; facing another person
another thing; exception; special case
direct connection; direct link
unprocessed; raw; unfinished
innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge
intellectual class; educated class; intelligentsia
to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)
with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
paints; painting material
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
to chastise; to punish; to discipline
perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy
separate case; another matter
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
to lure someone; to entice someone