place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
senior official; senior members
conclusion; end; completion; summing up; supervision
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
long-established; old-established; traditional
accurate; correct; precise; exact
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
contrary person; sourpuss; dog-in-the-manger
it's no joke; gimme a break!
desperately; for one's dear life
(a place) out of one's reach
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
quarrel; feud; wrangling; snarling (at each other)
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
to take a breath; to take a short rest
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate
paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual demolition; gradual erosion; gradual dismantlement
few decades; many decades; several decades
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to be disheartened; to be dejected; to be discouraged; suddenly (losing a lot of weight); looking emaciated; becoming very thin
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
to gasp for air; to pant; to be out of breath
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain