to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
sanity; consciousness; soberness
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
recovery; rescue; recapture
wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper
way (of doing things); method; style; school (e.g. of poetry)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
migratory bird; bird of passage
to drop to one's knees; to sink to one's knees
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
corrupt policeman; dirty cop
again; once more; a second time
to begin talking; to open up
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
you (plural); all of you; you all
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
practice; practising; experience
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
to be enigmatic; to be puzzling; to be wrapped in mystery
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
information bureau; intelligence department
our country; our land; one's own country
to draw the line; to set a boundary; to make a clear distinction