damp; moist (negative nuance)
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
talking while standing; standing around talking
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
hegemony; leadership; initiative
stillness; repose; standing still
by sheer strength; by brute force
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
to say (something) over one's shoulder
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
to enter (house, room, etc.); to step in
not worth mentioning (with neg. verb); nothing special
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
to press a question; to cross-examine
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
to resolve to do; to make up one's mind to do; to set one's heart on; to have one's heart set on
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
to be enthusiastic about; to be eager; to be keen
with a bang; with a crash; with a bump; suddenly (fall); sharply
to be commonly referred to as; as people say; as the saying is; they say
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
to be perturbed; to be agitated
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
(staring) piercingly; (looking) hard
in the meanwhile; during the time
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
not worth doing; waste of effort
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive