important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
in any way; to some extent; even if only a little
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
changing clothes; change of clothes
storehouse; warehouse; godown
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
to find out; to discover; to locate
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
manner of using one's hands
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
to pat (e.g. dog); to rub; to stroke; to fondle
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
training; drill; practice; discipline
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
fighting spirit; (will to) fight
to settle peacefully; to work out peacefully; to come to an amicable solution; to become reconciled
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
immediately; right away; on the spot
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
to succeed; to bear fruit