regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
to permeate (of a stain, smell, etc.); to become ingrained; to become embedded; to become a deeply ingrained habit; to become second nature
hostility; animosity; enmity
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
rather; better; instead; if anything
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to be relieved; to feel relieved
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
justification; rationalization
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
delusion; wild idea; (wild) fancy; (ridiculous) fantasy
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
to speak; to say; to vocalize
unable to leave the work at hand; right in the middle of something; tied up; busy
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house
Dirty Hands (1948 play by Jean-Paul Sartre)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
main building (of a manor); central room (of a house)
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
plate (e.g. nameplate, license plate); plate (dish); (tectonic) plate; (home) plate; pitcher's mound; plate; plate
determination; resolution
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes