(not so) much; (not) very
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
not necessarily so; is not always true
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
one day; (on) a certain day
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
complete devotion; body and soul; one's best
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
fully loaded; full load; loaded condition
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
to seize (someone) by the collar; to grab (someone) by the scruff of the neck; to collar (someone)
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
to pass from one's lips; to escape one's lips
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
empty eyes; thousand-yard stare; blank glaze; expressionless look; (lit.) eyes of a dead fish
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
tenth day of the month; ten days
agglutination; adhesion; deadlock; stalemate; standstill
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
reconciliation; make peace with
entreaty; supplication; petition
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
to praise highly; to sing the praises of; to applaud; to acclaim; to admire