indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating
professor; teaching; instruction
these days; nowadays; recently; lately
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
to be flexible; to be accommodating
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
contrived; false-sounding
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
victim; injured party; sufferer
impossible to understand; impossible to decipher
time of emergency; (in an) emergency
(exercising) the right to command
to be flabbergasted; to be dumbfounded
true character; true heart; true spirit
to have to pay the price (for past mistakes); to have one's past catching up with one; to have the bill come due (for past actions)
decisive battle of brief duration
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
motive power; driving force
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
lamentable; deplorable; regrettable; sad; wretched
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
meeting; greeting; welcome; person sent to meet a visitor
subordination; dependency
conversely; on the contrary
desertion in the face of the enemy; deserting under enemy fire
turning over in bed; rolling over; tossing and turning; betrayal; double-crossing
to grudge; to be stingy; to be unwilling to pay
opportunism; waiting and seeing (how the wind blows); sitting on the fence; straddling
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
quickly (e.g. pushing up one's glasses); with a light pull; with a sharp tug (e.g. at a sleeve)