fresh off the farm; inexperienced
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
yellowish-white; pale yellow
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
column of water; water column
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
the whole area; the entire region; all parts (of); the whole field (of study); every field; the whole gamut
opening (of a new road, railway, etc.); going into operation (e.g. telephone communication); beginning services; reopening (e.g. of a road to traffic); resumption of services
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
present continuous tense; present progressive form; ongoing; (currently) active; currently in progress
tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous; to be absurd
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
in turns; in series; in order; by rotation
scar; spasm; twitch; cramp
speech; address; curtain speech; prologue; way of speaking; manner of speech
to follow (someone); to shadow; to tail; to stalk
practical question; practical problem; practical matter
look who's talking; I don't want to hear it from you; are you in any position to say that?
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
going to and fro; back and forth
having had enough; flatly refusing; wouldn't do for anything; begging pardon
to flick out; to spring out; to calculate; to work out; to expel (from a group); to drive out
postponement; deferment; hesitation; delaying; suspended sentence
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
to give one's name; to introduce oneself; to announce one's candidacy
action; operation; process; agency; effect; function
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
to waver in one's resolution
moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement; progress (of work, activities, etc.); advance; progression (of a disease, global warming, etc.); progression (e.g. chord progression)
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
quay; wharf; jetty; wall-like shoreline; cliff wall
not without its worth; not to be undervalued; not altogether hopeless; nothing to sneeze at; pretty impressive
to become clouded; to darken; to darken (of a face); to worsen; to deteriorate
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
cannot be compared (with); being no match (for)