to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
to speak; to hear a voice
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
as usual; as is one's habit
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
one end; an end; part; fragment
a short time ago; a while ago; for some time
accurate; correct; precise; exact
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
human intellect; knowledge
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to cause someone's death; to cause someone to die; to kill
whatever the case; under any circumstances
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
go that far; to that extent
putting into operation; invocation
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
technique; art; skill; move
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement