to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
to muffle one's voice; to speak (or sob, etc.) quietly
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
apparent; obvious; very clear
on the occasion of; at the time of
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
to proceed in a logical manner; to go through the proper channels
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
like cats and dogs; (on) very bad terms; (lit.) relationship of dogs and monkeys
common knowledge; well-known fact
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
two classes; double; two sets
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
to be perturbed; to be agitated
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
to judge; to decide; to sit in judgement; to try
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
preparing to flee; being ready to run away