not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
trembling from fear; trembling all over
to hurry (up); to press; to urge on
impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness
earnest desire; eager hope; longing; yearning; hankering
turbidity; cloudiness (of a liquid); opacity; disorder; chaos
(beheading) block; guillotine; scaffold
swipe (multi-touch screen interface); swipe; sweeping blow
wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
halving; splitting evenly; sharing equally
embodiment; materialization; actualization; realization; taking form; taking shape
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
unanticipated; unexpected
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
to straighten up; to sit upright
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring
so what!; who gives a damn?
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
eruption; volcanic eruption
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)