short pause; short interval
year in, year out; always; 24-7
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
colluding; complicity; liaison; compromise; giving in
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
stomach-ache; stomach pain; gastralgia
acceleration; speeding up
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
to look away; to avert one's eyes
ten; 10; ten years of age
second (unit of time); arc second
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
to read the situation; to sense the mood
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject