color spotting; color irregularity; color spots
stepping back; drawing back
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
to see through; to see the true nature of something
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
already completed (arrived, happened, etc.)
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
sneak thief; petty thief; cat burglar
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
Mediterranean Sea; Mediterranean sea (oceanography)
focus (of a lens); focal point; point (of a discussion, e.g. on-point, off-point)
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
to apologize; to apologise
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
to be too numerous; to be too much
knapsack; rucksack; backpack
major earthquake; large earthquake