to stay calm; to keep cool
complete; whole; perfect; safe
protracted war; war of attrition
to look upwards; to look up
to mistake (A for B); to misread
most part; greater part; majority
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
bits and pieces; frizzily (as in perm)
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
to throw (liquid) at; to dash; to inundate (with questions); to heap (praise); to hurl (abuse)
to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
of tender years; very young
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
vivid; brightly colored; brilliant; radiant
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
hard lump under the skin (e.g. adipous tumor, lymph node tumor, etc.); grinding against; pressing or rubbing with turning movements (e.g. someone's shoulders with one's elbow); rolling one's eyes; goggling one's eyes; rattling sound
to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to strike (a match)
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
just because; even if; even though
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
family; relatives; dependents; household
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
to come apart at the seams; to be ripped; to begin to open; to begin to bloom; to smile broadly; to break into a smile
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to find out; to discover; to locate
to help out of (trouble); to extricate