moderate; reserved; modest; temperate; restrained; low-key
from what I've heard; according to reports; from what they say
to bear responsibility for; to be liable for; to answer for; to take the blame for
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
groundless fear; thinking too much; making too much of
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to screw up (one's face); to scrunch up; to pucker up; to furrow (one's brow); to wrinkle
phantom; vision; illusion
that's not a nice thing to say; that's not a nice way of putting it; there was no need to say that
distrust; unjust suspicion
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
to intrude; to butt in; to meddle; to be forward; to be self-assertive; to show off
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
counter for places (offices, facilities, stations)
unsightly; ungraceful; clumsy; awkward; unpresentable; unshapely
chance; stroke of luck; (curious) turn of events
unconditionally; as a rule
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
offense and defense; offence and defence
lakeside; lakeshore; lakefront
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
to pant (while rushing); to gasp; to puff and blow
seaside; seashore; coast; coastland
westering sun; setting sun; afternoon sun
to yearn for; to pine for
to dry up; to parch; to ebb away
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to put up (with something); (lit.) to clench one's teeth
to let out a cry; to break forth