to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
personal; individual; private
sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
to recognize by sound (recognise); to identify by sound; to understand; to be reasonable
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
quite clearly; quite distinctly; perfectly; exactly
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
simplistic (thinking, idea, etc.); hasty
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
much less; to say nothing of
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to be charged with a mission
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
to give and take; to make mutual concessions; to compromise
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
impossible; unlikely; improbable
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
without authority; without reason; unnecessarily; recklessly; indiscriminately
to get permission; to get approval; to get the go-ahead
to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
control; management (e.g. of a business)