energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
outline; summary; gist; roughly; about; nearly
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
to raise one's voice; to lift one's voice; to speak emphatically
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
amorous glance; leer; shade (of color); tint; ingratiation; sycophancy
never mind!; don't worry about it
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
care of (e.g. address on letter); c/o; encouragement; bringing around; stimulant; tonic
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to proceed in a logical manner; to go through the proper channels
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
decision; settlement; definition
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
very likely; very probable
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
forced labor; forced labour; slave labor; slave labour
splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)
to do without being seen (by); to do behind (someone's) back; to do without the knowledge of (e.g. one's parents)
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
staying somewhere (overnight) due to circumstances
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case