to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
to telephone; to make a phone call
story; tale; talk; discussion
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
forcing; enforcement; forced; enforced
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
period of time; time slot; time zone
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) very; (not) much
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
in person; personally; directly
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
to be extremely cautious; to be as sure as sure can be; to make assurance doubly sure
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
determination; resolution
to be worried; to be troubled
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
matter of time; question of time
bloodshot eyes; (doing something in a) frenzy
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
control; management (e.g. of a business)
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
solicitude; consideration; concern; (excessive) kindness
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped