to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
lip service; mere words; professions; lips; mouth; snout
to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to choke; to have trouble breathing
club activities; extracurricular activities
absence; disregard; indifference
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
voluntary training; voluntary practice; free practice
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (e.g. of vegetables; by depriving of light)
accessible; approachable; easy to approach
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring