main question; real issue at hand
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of
to cite as an example; to refer to; to quote
cliff edge; edge of a precipice; perilous position; critical moment; brink
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
valley floor; bottom of a gorge; bottom of a ravine
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
only the results matter; it's all about the results
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
stomach-ache; stomach pain; gastralgia
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to squeeze out; to wring out
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
after school (at the end of the day)
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
minimum; at the very least
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
looking pale; looking unwell
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to fall completely silent; to become still as death