passive; negative; conservative; depolarization
in the early period (of something); at the beginning
to stand up straight; to stand on end (e.g. of hair); to have the creeps
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
New Year's Day; New Year's morning; morning of New Year's Day
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
landline telephone; fixed-line telephone
hands-free (e.g. telephone)
tone quality; sound quality
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to distinguish; to discern; to make out; to tell
to grip; to grasp; to squeeze
to peel; to skin; to pare
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
having no idea; having no clue
one's face turning pale (ashen); the color being drained from one's face
conduct; behavior; behaviour
barking up the wrong tree; calling at the wrong house
to become one tile away from completion; to be at one's wits' end; to be about to blow one's fuse
to check; to stop; to keep back
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
to be bewitched by a fox; to be confused
to raise one's voice; to shout
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
social status; social position
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
new registration; registering for the first time
male; manly; brave; larger (of the two); greater; (arch.) man
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather