to compare with the eye; to judge by comparison; to take into consideration; to bear in mind
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
I couldn't care less; not caring less
becoming complicated; becoming involved; being intricate; becoming entangled; becoming jumbled; becoming mixed up
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (the contents); to tell everything; to open one's heart; to reveal (a secret, the truth, etc.)
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
to face each other; to be opposite (to)
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; leaving a passing ball for a teammate (in soccer); letting the ball go past
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
family restaurant (i.e. a restaurant with varied and inexpensive menu options); casual dining restaurant
then; and (then); in that case; if so
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
air of seniority; patronizing attitude of a senior toward a junior
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
interruption; suspension; break
everything; anything; nothing
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
whereabouts; what part; how much; what point
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
intelligence gathering; information gathering
state of mind; mentality; psychology
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
conviction; belief; confidence
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; community (of people with a shared trait, members, fans, etc.); scene; enthusiasts
in one's own way or style
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
tricking someone (into confirming or revealing the truth)
(verbal) abuse; speaking ill of people; bad-mouthing; name-calling; slander; abusive language
for example; for instance; e.g.
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited