to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
to be reluctant to do; to hesitate to do; to refuse to do; to be unable to do
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
to follow; to conform; to apply to
again and again; repeatedly
to be choppy (of waves); to be rough; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to beat fast (of a heart); to be in turmoil; to be in discord
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
thuddingly; plumping down (like a heavy weight)
to settle down (and deal with something); to concentrate all one's energy (on something); to settle oneself (in a place); to settle down (somewhere); to take a solid stance; to lower one's center of gravity (centre)
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
knowing only too well; being fully aware of
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
minimum; at the very least
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
unthinking; thoughtless; heedless; inconsiderate
movements; manner; behaviour; farewell dinner (given by someone about to leave on a trip)
tremblingly; having the chills (through fear, cold, anticipation, etc.)
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
in the same manner as before; the same as always
clanging; empty; deserted
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
-less; lacking; non-existing
harm; injury; evil (influence)
to hesitate; to think twice; to flinch; to get cold feet
expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent
simplistic (thinking, idea, etc.); hasty
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest