much more; not to mention; not to speak of; to say nothing of; let alone
emergency staircase; emergency stairs
oversight; omission; something overlooked; thing left unnoticed
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
apparent age (of someone); rough age
Alice band; horseshoe-shaped hairband made of metal or plastic (often covered with cloth); Katyusha rocket launcher (Soviet)
to be reluctant to do; to hesitate to do; to refuse to do; to be unable to do
playing with fire; doing something dangerous; (fig.) playing with fire; playing around (with someone); flirting
pure heart; naivete; innocence
to the best of one's meager ability; the little help one can be; though my help might not be worth much
collection (of fees, taxes, etc.); levy
above; going steadily upward
to wish someone good luck; to wish someone success
lack of policy; having no measures; lacking means
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
first of all; in the first place; to begin with; for starters
air battle; dog fight; aerial battle
to settle peacefully; to work out peacefully; to come to an amicable solution; to become reconciled
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
to take care of; to bring up under one's personal care; to kill with one's own hands; to do personally; to handle (e.g. a job); to request that someone deal with (something)
thick growth of plants; plantation; shrubbery; thicket
lovely; cute; charming; sweet
neighboring town; neighbouring town; adjacent town
call for attention; alert; heads-up; reminder
neighborhood; neighbourhood; street; block; town
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
tessellated; tessellar; mosaic
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
fate; destiny; predestination
to summon; to get used to call
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
to keep one's temper; to maintain one's composure; to remain calm; to keep presence of mind; to preserve one's equilibrium
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
sensible; sensuous; intuitive