activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
sworn brother; buddy; pal
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
to press a question; to cross-examine
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
personal; individual; private
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
interrogation room; interview room; sweatbox
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
to like; to love; to be fond of
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
to differ; to vary; to disagree
to happen to have on hand or in stock