one's self-possession; one's presence of mind
troops; group members; team members
root of an evil; source of a problem; source of trouble; cause of misfortune
halfsies; splitting evenly between two people
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake
hegemony; leadership; initiative
first person to say something; first person to suggest something
to be sloppy; to be lazy; to be worn out; to be exhausted; to be worn out (e.g. equipment); to have stopped working
the public; general public
(in the) presence (of); in front (of); before (someone)
to hold fast deep in (one's mouth or other orifice, often used in a sexual context); to bring in a man for sex
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
to make sacrifices for; to pay dearly for
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
whole face; all over one's face
centre of attention; center of attention
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
reputation; respectability
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
new discovery; new invention
in front of one's eyes; just nearby; within a stone's throw
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
to pull around; to drag around; to take around; to show around
express home delivery service; express home delivery parcel (box, etc.)
sleepover; overnight stay
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
to be wide-awake; to be wakeful; to be unable to sleep
to raise one's voice; to shout
creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit
chilly; unpleasantly cold
to get a lump in one's throat; to overflow with feelings; to be overwhelmed with emotion
to have sex; to have a physical relationship