to cut into (a conversation); to interject
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
instability; insecurity; crankiness
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
to shut one's mouth; to hold one's tongue; to keep silent
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
discovery; detection; finding
point in common; common term; common trait; common denominator
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
a verse (e.g. in the Bible); stanza; paragraph; passage; a joint; section
to insert; to put between; to tuck (e.g. fabric into a gap)
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to have meaning; to be meaningful
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
prank; practical joke; horseplay; mischievous trick
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate