halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
adaptation; accommodation; conforming; acclimatization; acclimatisation
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
to (relax and) stretch one's legs out; to go for a further walk
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
very likely; very probable
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
huge rock; firmness; solidity
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
to think too much; to be over-concerned
you can never be too careful
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to be embarrassed; to lose face
to be moderate in; to be temperate in; to refrain (from doing); to withhold (an announcement, comment, etc.); to be beside; to be close by
declaration; proclamation; announcement
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
to choose (a thing) at one's own discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
have a good day; take care; see you
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
tuck (clothing, sewing); tuck (diving, gymnastics)
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
living; lifestyle; living room
to relax; to feel at home
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
to favor; to favour; to show favor to; to show favour to; to be partial to; to be a regular customer of
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun