to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
poisonous air; poisonous gas; poisonous ingredient; poisonous nature; malice; spite
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to be taken aback; to be dumbfounded
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
performance (e.g. music, dance, pantomime, etc.)
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to fully understand and agree; to be convinced; to be fully satisfied (with an explanation)
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
guess; speculation; supposition
jumping to a hasty conclusion
certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
way of speaking; intimation
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
these guys; these fellows
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
power; authority; jurisdiction
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
most part; greater part; majority
absentmindedness; peace of mind
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
to be understood by each other (of thoughts, feelings, etc.); to be comprehended; to exchange with each other (thoughts, feelings, etc.); to express to each other (e.g. intentions); to communicate with each other
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance