to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
tension; mental strain; nervousness
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to drive to death (e.g. by suicide); to cause to die
lapis lazuli; lapis lazuli (color); beryl; mall blue passerine bird (esp. the blue-and-white flycatcher and the Siberian blue robin, but also the red-flanked bluetail); glass
magic; Magic Marker; felt-tip pen; magic number
to stop (plug) one's ears
how many years; how long; what year
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
to tear off; to pluck off; to take forcibly
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
final warning; ultimatum; last notice
before the week is out; before the week is over; within the week; sometime this week
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
sales; selling; marketing
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that