ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
sharp ear; long ears; ability to remember everything one hears
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
index finger; forefinger; second toe
middle finger; long finger; second finger; middle toe; third toe
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
until now; so far; up to the present
interval; break; pause; spare moment
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
bungalow; one-story house
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
diffidence; losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; being daunted
interior; inside; internal
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
different opinion; objection
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
tough guy; wild one; fearless fighter
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
professional killer; hit man
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of