to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
more than enough; more than ample; exhaustive
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
attack; offence; dominant partner of a homosexual relationship; a barrage of; a flood of
uncharted territory; unknown waters; unfamiliar terrain
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
panic; scare; alarm; panic; financial panic
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
large crowd; large herd; large flock; large school; large shoal; swarm
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
timewise; temporal; chronal
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
best-before date (on food); use-by date; expiry date; expiration date
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
change; alteration; modification
chair; stool; post; office; position
nonchalant air; unruffled air
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to stay calm; to keep cool
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to live; to make a living; to get on with
interior; backwoods; hinterland; back regions
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
defense; defence; protection
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
time; season; period; phase; stage
Washington, DC (United States); Washington (US state)
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful