to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
police officer; policeman; constable
young and energetic; up-and-coming
political commentator (journalist, columnist)
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
background (of a case, incident, etc.)
to switch off; to turn off
breaking off; snapping off
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
for some reason or other; somehow or other; by some chance
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
to look away; to avert one's eyes
to come off; to be worn off; to fade; to discolor; to discolour
stature; height; size; physique
brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); younger stepbrother
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
curtain; hanging; bunting
advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant
crawling on all fours; getting on one's hands and knees; falling flat
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path
to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.); (arch.) to become dark
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
power outage; electricity outage; blackout; failure of electricity supply
being absorbed in; losing oneself in; losing control of oneself
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
nocturnal luminescence; noctilucence