to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
cabinet; housing (of equipment)
sign; indication; omen; symptom
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
beautification; glorification
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
to understand from experience
flight; desertion; escape
decision; determination; resolution
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
being in shape; holding a dignified appearance
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
to collapse (physically or emotionally); to fall down
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check