hoarse voice; husky voice
knothole; peep-hole; bad eyes
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms
to haul down; to drag down; to pull down; to tow off; to force out; to dethrone
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
mole; lentigo; beauty spot
escort (e.g. under guard); convoy
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
departure (of a boat, plane); setting sail; leaving port; putting out to sea; takeoff
sanity; consciousness; soberness
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
useless; vain; aimless; idle
displeasure; ill humour; ill humor; pique
first of all; in the first place; to begin with; for starters
to be collected; to be gathered (e.g. mushrooms, etc.); to be harvested; to be able to collect; to be able to mine
self restraint; moderating one's behaviour; penitence; confinement to one's home; house arrest
forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)
to hinder; to obstruct; to disrupt; to interfere with; to cause a delay
allegiance; obedience; submission
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
to send or direct a person to
recall (esp. of an envoy or an ambassador); calling someone back; summons (home)
clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
internal conditions; true state of affairs
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted