bridge building; mediation; go-between; intermediary; (through the) good offices (of someone)
wintry sky; cold weather (in winter); wintry weather
to call out; to ask someone to come
being used to socializing with men (of a woman)
(of a woman) strong-minded; spirited; mannish
expulsion; dismissal; ejection; drum beat at the end of a day's performance (in the theatre, sumo, etc.)
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
to pitch in and help; to give someone a hand
solo exhibition; one-man exhibition; one-woman exhibition
mimicry; imitation (of someone, something)
crouch start (in a sprint)
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
obstinate; stubborn; obstinate person; stubborn person
to regret bitterly; to be very sorry (for); (lit.) to bite one's navel
air chair; wall sit; exercise mimicking sitting in a chair; chain of people sitting on each other's laps
in proportion to; just as much as
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
extempore; impromptu; improvised; ad-lib; off-the-cuff; instant
key (to understanding); point (e.g. of an argument)
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
dreamy state of mind; ecstasy; trance
practical problem; practical matter
sticky; syrupy; weakly (of a flame); gently (e.g. boil); dozing off; napping
I Doubt It (card game); Cheat; Bullshit; I doubt that; no way; you're fibbing
hormone; cows' or pigs' offal (entrails)
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
to misfire; to come to naught; to end in failure; to fizzle out; to fall flat
back to back; discord; feud; opposite sides of the same coin
sixth day of the month; six days
killing two birds with one stone
review (of learned material); revision
net weight; useful part; actual content; real; effective
some things are better left unsaid; silence is golden
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
to suffice; to serve the purpose; to be satisfied
to check; to stop; to keep back