ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
re-education; retraining; in-service training
acquisition; obtaining; procurement; getting (hold of)
(animal) collar; necklace; choker
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
yes or no answer; agreement or disagreement; consent or refusal
to flush out (a hare, fox, etc.); to drive out; to drive (cattle, sheep, etc.); to urge on; to drive (to do); to urge
at once; immediately; right now
to vacate; to surrender (e.g. a castle); to give up (e.g. a position); to hand over (e.g. power)
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
how can (one) do something
thought; consideration; thinking
racing (of an engine); idling; spinning (without grabbing; of wheels); going round in circles (of an argument, discussion, etc.); going nowhere; being fruitless
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to break (by kicking); to kick down (e.g. a door); to kick open; to smash through (e.g. the enemy); to rout
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
charm; spell; curse; malediction; dharani; mantra
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
to coil around; to twine around; to cling (to); to follow around; to hang around
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
stalker; (mechanical) stoker
to knock (a person) off his feet; to hit (something) hard; to send (someone) flying
called; known as; that; to say
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to tie up (roughly; esp. to prevent escape); to bind; to arrest
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
government; government service; the bureaucracy; government post; government official
separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation
sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently; gloomily
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)