to flush out (game, etc.); to drive (animals); to beat; to urge; to spur on; to push on
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
self-torturing; masochistic
to make a slip of the tongue; to let something slip
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
principal offence; principal offense; principal offender
pent-up resentment; grudges and hard feelings
intimacy; affection; familiarity
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
down quilt; feather quilt; feather duvet; eiderdown
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
instability; insecurity; crankiness
to become better; to improve
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
abnormal behavior (behaviour)
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
to yearn for (someone, something); to miss
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
like this; this sort; this way
mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
ongoing; in progress; afoot