(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
negotiations; discussions; connection
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
to sprinkle water on (something); to spray water on; to splash water on; to hinder; to hamper; to stifle
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
to stiffen; to become stiff
to say no more; to sink into silence
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
war; fighting; fierce competition
declaration of war; proclamation of war
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to bend; to turn up; to turn down; to double
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
funny story; funny anecdote
to laugh away; to laugh off
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
looking pale; looking unwell
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
coincident with; while; simultaneously
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
by sheer strength; by brute force
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)