raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute
out of control; out of hand; unmanageable; nothing one can do
aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
confidence; trust; faith; credit
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
to feel nostalgic for the past; to look back fondly on the old days; to yearn for days gone by
to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (of vegetables; by depriving them of light)
to become like a different person; to have a change in personality
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
to follow in order; to go through step-by-step
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
unable to contain oneself; itching to do something; cannot sit still
sign; indication; omen; symptom
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
sharp (words); harsh (manner, tone, etc.); hostile (mood, attitude, etc.); spiky; prickly; jagged
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
to pay attention; to be watchful
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
to make merry; to be festive
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to be bad for health; to affect one's health
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
cannot handle (it) any longer; fed up with; enough is enough
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
superior; boss; them (as opposed to "us"); the elite; person above; upstairs neighbour (neighbor)
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient in some way; lacking something
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen