hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
to attack; to assault; to assail
readiness; preparedness; attitude; kanji "vapor" radical
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
prompt decision; snap judgement; snap judgment
to be moderate in; to be temperate in; to refrain (from doing); to withhold (an announcement, comment, etc.); to be beside; to be close by
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
to be tripped up; to be too drunk to stand
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
to frolic about; to mess around
frank; candid; outspoken; unreserved
way of asking; way of listening; listener
to be indicated as the winner of a bout by the raising of the referee's fan; to be declared the winner
to drive a wedge into (e.g. enemy defences); to wedge apart
to meddle; to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass at; to flirt with; to make a move on
manners; behavior; behaviour
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
foolhardy; reckless; fearless
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
but; however; provided that
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
narrow-minded; obstinate; stubborn; perverse; unreasonable; warped
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
materials; data; document
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
vague; desultory; distracted; loose; half-hearted; diffuse
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)