to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
idling; lazing; slovenly; flirting; philandering; womanizing
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
saying all one has to say (usu. negative, e.g. complaints, insults, etc.)
not caring; not giving a damn
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
if you do this; if this is the case
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe
so; like this; in this way
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
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
older brother; elder brother
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
declaration of war; proclamation of war
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
to pause; to have a short intermission
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
essence; true nature; substance; reality
extremely; exceptionally; extraordinarily; terribly; super
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
transcendence; excellence; superiority
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge