complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
secrecy; highly classified information
killing and wounding; bloodshed
prohibition; inhibition; ban
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to add (to what was said before); to say in addition
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
such; like that; that sort of; very
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
reproachful; hateful; bitter
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
understood; I see; OK; present; here
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
(swimming) pool; pool (billiards); pool (together)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
swim ring; swimming ring; life buoy; life belt; life preserver; lifesaver
moment by moment; hour by hour