formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
five-family unit; five-man group; quintet
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
to become completely chilled
preceding paragraph; first part
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
harmony; accord; reconciliation; agreement
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
light (color, colour, taste); simple; plain; frank; candid; ingenuous
opposite; reverse; contrary
failed attempt (at a crime, suicide, etc.)
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
vitality; energy; dynamism
end of a match; end of a game
stoppage time; injury time; added time; lost time; wasted time
duty; obligation; responsibility
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
silent profile (in cell phones); silent mode; vibrate mode
convening; calling together (e.g. parliament); call-up (for military service)
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
heartbreak; grief; sorrow
don't worry about it; never mind; that's OK
to fill in a hole; to plug a gap (money, personnel, etc.); to make up for a deficiency; to cover a deficit
yell (of encouragement); cheering (esp. for a school sports team)
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
to be wide-awake; to be wakeful; to be unable to sleep
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
sleep-talking; nonsense; gibberish
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
sound sleep; good sleep; quiet sleep
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent