to palm off; to force a sale
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
double-dealing; duplicity; equivocation; (lit.) double-tongued
to sow seeds; to sow the seeds of ... (e.g. conflict)
as one pleases; irresponsibility; free-for-all
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
orange pekoe (grade of black tea)
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
all you have to do is; just; that's all
in its entirety; whole; wholly
to shut one's eyes; to close one's eyes; to turn a blind eye (to); to close one's eyes (to); to die
to write down (what someone says); to take down dictation; to take notes (e.g. of a lecture); to copy out (a text)
learning by watching others; learning by imitation; following by example
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
autonomous system; AS; Asperger syndrome; artistic swimming; Anglo-Saxon
information technology; IT
charm; incantation; spell; code that is not (yet) necessary to understand; required boilerplate code
not limited to; not just ...
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
alone; by oneself; unaccompanied; unaided; single-handed; without one's family
in the midst of the enemy
business; trade; operations; sales
(afternoon) nap; sleeping during the day; siesta
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
pure heart; naivete; innocence
passing each other (without meeting); entering somewhere just after someone had left; coming in just as someone had gone out; inserting in the wrong order
occurrence; happening; incident; event
to feel chilly; to be afraid; to be frightened; to be nervous
safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
middle of the night; dead of night
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately