loitering; hanging around; wandering around
troublesome; pain in the butt
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
to indicate; to show; to point to
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach
having said that; on the other hand
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
to yield; to give way to; to make way for
to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
unexpected; unscheduled; unforeseen; unplanned
to look upwards; to look up
boisterously; roughly; briskly
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
one's chance; the right time; target; objective
to bring back; to restore
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
combination; union; binding; bond
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
to delineate; to draw; to express; to imagine
storage; housing for equipment and machines; putting into computer memory
case (e.g. receptacle, condition, event, legal action, letter style, etc.); Computer-Aided Software Engineering; CASE
live bullets; live ammunition; ball cartridge; money
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
what the hell; oh, great!; son of a gun; holy mackerel; oh no!; holy cow!
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
(an) unknown; unknown number; variable; unknown quantity; not yet known
to manage something successfully; to be successful
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form