to set one's teeth; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to jar; to creak; to grate
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
bold; audacious; impudent; unashamed; unabashed
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
to go along; to walk along; to follow
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
funny story; funny anecdote
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
to pull a wry face; to screw one's face up; to pucker one's face; to scowl; to grimace; to frown
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to pass (of time); to elapse
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
beforehand; in advance; previously
to put on airs; to assume importance
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
unsophisticated; ruggedly honest; artless; unaffected; simple; naive
tone (of voice); parlance; style; intonation; accent
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
to not understand what somebody is getting at; to not understand what is being talked about
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally