approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
proposal; motion; recommendation
person who tends to find things bothersome; person who doesn't like to make an effort
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
along; parallel to; in accordance with
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
intention; idea; inclination; wish
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
interference; meddling; butting in
and (also); both ... and; as well as
two (long cylindrical things)
one's eyes; (pair of) eyes
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
out of bounds; beyond the pale
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
sand, ash, etc., thrown in the eyes to blind someone; throwing something at someone's eyes to blind them; poking someone's eyes during a fight to blind them
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
gossip; corner of the mouth
to harm; to cause harm to
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
ill-natured; mean; mischievous; nasty; unkind; teasing
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
to intrude; to butt in; to meddle; to be forward; to be self-assertive; to show off
back; backing; going backwards; background; backdrop; backhand; backer
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end