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
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
grasp; catch; understanding
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
This isn't over; I will get my revenge
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
exactly as stated; verbatim
long military service; having experienced many battles
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
(providing) covering fire; supporting (backing up) someone (in a debate or argument)
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
to grab (someone) by the collar; to size (someone) by the lapels
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
unfounded (e.g. rumour); groundless; baseless; completely untrue
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
don't worry about it; forget about it
to mark the passage of time; to let (feel) time pass
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature