straight face; composed expression; nonchalant look
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to say; to be called; to do
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
you (plural); all of you; you all
adhesive bandage; sticking plaster; band-aid
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
to move forward; to move on
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
loading (on a ship); equipping (an aircraft, car, etc.) with; being equipped with
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
honour; honor; glory; privilege
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
one bow; one salute; one greeting
charming; fascinating; attractive
destination (one is heading towards); goal
to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with
to bear responsibility for; to be liable for; to answer for; to take the blame for
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
back (of a chair); backrest
to lean over (and cover with one's body); to bend over (someone); to (stand tall and) lean on (someone); to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full; at a maximum
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
steering; piloting; flying; management (of people); handling; manipulation
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
training; drill; practice; discipline
outflow; effluence; efflux; outflow (of people, capital, etc.); drain (of gold, talent, etc. from a country); leak (e.g. of personal information)
final; eventual; ultimate
secrecy; highly classified information
erasure; deletion; elimination (of variables); extinction
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
for some reason or other; somehow or other; by some chance
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up