to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
to rebuke; to scold harshly
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
even if ...; even supposing that ...
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
troubled face; worried expression
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
expressing emotion; drawing facial expressions
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
to apologize; to apologise
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
to take someone's life; to kill someone
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
out of range; outside the limits (of...); outside (a) range; outside the scope
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to hang (something) on the wall
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
all present; all concerned; all of us
to be silent; to say nothing
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
lifesaver; person who saved one's life
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage