unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
from now; from this moment; henceforth
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
hibernation; staying indoors during winter
handwork; handcraft; manual labor; manual labour; working with one's hands
to blink (one's eyes) repeatedly
to invite in; to show someone in
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
later on; eventually; afterwards
intelligence gathering; information gathering
to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to
to come to see; to come and see; to visit
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
please come (and visit us); please come (to our shop)
to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable