to take a breath; to take a short rest
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to make good use of one's spare moments; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
person from the provinces; person living outside major metropolitan areas
to encourage to do (something); to urge a person on; to demand action; to spank; to give a spanking; to hit someone on the bottom
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
inside one's heart; in one's mind
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
pretending not to recognize (recognise); feigned ignorance
as good as dead; might as well be dead; more dead than alive
sentiment; sentimentality
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
way; method; means; effect; result; benefit
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
thought; consideration; thinking
to rise; to erect; to get up
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
to shake off; to throw off
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
to attack; to assault; to assail
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
ease; relaxation; comfort; unwinding
though one didn't intend (expect) to
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill