give-and-take; give and take
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
the other day; a few days ago
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
to digress; to stray from the subject; to miss the target; to fly wide of the mark
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
being concentrated on one thing; devoting oneself completely to something
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
to be adopted; to enter a family as an adopted child
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
one by one; one at a time; in turn
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
sentimental; emotional; maudlin; mawkish
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
duty; function; office; mission; task
to manage (to do successfully); to get through
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness