to check; to stop; to keep back
evaluation; appraisal; assessment; judgement; estimation; criticism
staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
to pull tight; to brace; to tighten
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
as you see; as you can see; in accordance with what you see
inexcusable; unpardonable; can't be allowed to pass (without comment)
safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK
otherwise; or else; if not
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
check; restraint; oppression; repression
something like ...; something called ...
distinguished family; famous family; noble family; prestigious organization (company, school, etc.)
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
to choke; to have trouble breathing
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to present; to do (for someone)
-like; pseudo-; imitation; counterfeit; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
national convention; national competition; national athletic meet
nothing but; none other than
to mind; to care; to worry
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
munching; crunching; (lightly) scratching (an itch)
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
such; like that; that sort of
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
to keep away; to keep at a distance
to encamp; to take up positions