awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
to miss a chance to ask; to miss an opportunity to ask; to forget to ask
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
to say; to tell; to state; to do
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
to lower one's voice; to speak more softly
each place; various places
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
like this; this sort; this way
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
environment; circumstance
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
reflexively; reflectively; by reflex
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
and yet; though; when; in spite of
(political) power; authority; influence
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed