to get information out of a person; to begin listening
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
it is I who should say so
remaining silent; keeping secret
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
combo (esp. a small jazz group); combination; set; combo (set of actions performed in sequence)
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
slamming one's hand into the wall in front of somebody (e.g. to stop them from leaving; often viewed as romantic); banging on the wall (e.g. to quieten one's neighbour)
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
good humour (humor); good mood
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
paint; coloring materials; colors; colours
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
fine weather; fair weather
with a friendly grin; smilingly
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
in the face of; in defiance of
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
leading actor; star; leading figure; central figure; key figure
tenacious; persevering; persistent; sticky
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
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
wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
last week; the week before