skirmish; brush (with the enemy); minor battle; squabble; (petty) quarrel; argument
suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it
to be emotionally moved; to have a lump in one's throat
the past is the past; let bygones be bygones
compression; condensing; shortening; compression (of data)
spreading; disseminating; scattering; diffusion (of light, gas)
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
tranquil; calm; quiet; mild (weather); balmy
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
to excel; to surpass; to be superior; to be conspicuous (esp. forehead and eyebrows); to be prominent; to stand out
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
slope; slanting surface; bevel
roots of grass; grassroots (e.g. of a political party); rank and file; places hidden from sight
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
stabbing through; plunging into; sticking right into; sinking into (mud, water, etc.)
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
the right person in the right place
in the ground; in the earth; underground; subterranean
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
binding; regulation; limit; binding period (e.g. phone or broadband contract); minimum contract term
closeted maiden; carefully raised girl from a well-to-do family
to become widely known; to become well-known; to spread (of a rumor, reputation, etc.)
guard; sentinel; garrison
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
open criminal investigation
that's a different matter; that's a different story
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
time around sunset; early evening