until now; so far; up to the present
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
evaluation; criticism; commenting on; assessment; estimation
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
whole face; all over one's face
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
to thrust before; to thrust at
to accept; to receive; to agree
to be bewitched by a fox; to be confused
for some (unspecified) reason
temporary absence from school
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
to steal a glance; to intercept and read (e.g. other people's email)
rock hard; stiff and unyielding (personality); clangor
lump of ice; block of ice; ice floe
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
how; in what way; how about; questionable
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
study; diligence; discount; reduction
training; drill; practice; discipline
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
several people; a few people
to surround; to crowd around
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
load on one's chest; obstacle; hindrance; impediment
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
notice; attention; observation
out of hand; uncontrollable; out of control; messy
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate