to get information out of a person; to begin listening
back seat (of a car); rear seat
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; absolutely (not); (not) at all
personal criticism; character sketch
not knowing when to let go (give up, etc.); unwilling to resign; having lingering attachment; regretful
revisiting; visiting again
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
oral; verbal; spoken; parol
in the future; another day; later
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
rise and fall (of nations); destiny
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
to pressure; to put pressure (on); to press
matter of time; question of time
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
impression; strong belief; conviction
to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
digital voice recorder; field recorder
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
halting (speech); faltering; stammering
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards