saliva held in one's mouth during times of tension
and then; and so; and; so then
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
breaking off; snapping off
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
silence; stillness; quietness
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
incident; affair; happening; event
continuation; succession; series
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to turn against; to become an enemy
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
so; like this; in this way
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...