detached; aloof; indifferent
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to be too numerous; to be too much
to speak energetically; to talk big; to argue heatedly
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
impudent; brazen; shameless; bold
that's the way it is; such is life
being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)
school; proof (of a book, document, etc.); counter for proofs
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
to pin the enemy down; to glare another down (and render impotent)
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
man; male; masculine gender
doing things at one's own pace (e.g. slower than others); doing things one's own way (esp. in an inconsiderate manner)
disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
hitting a ball; batting; stroke
inheritance; something given or received
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
to follow another's example
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
gossip; corner of the mouth
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad