demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
shift the responsibility (for something) on to (someone); pass the buck
(power of) understanding; comprehensive faculty
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
punching bag (boxing); training bag; sandbag
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
whispering; murmuring; subdued
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
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
to summon courage; to be brave
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
I see; that's right; indeed
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
leaving a device on (e.g. TV, air conditioner); leaving something engaged (e.g. a key in a lock)
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
receptionist; reception woman
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality