stillness; quiet; peacefulness
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
short pause; short interval
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
imperial lands; lands blessed by the emperor's reign
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
kiss; squeak (as in the sound made by mice); sound of liquid being sucked up
act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major
training (esp. in-service); induction course
study group; study meeting
presence; sitting with; being with
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
staff identity card; employee ID card
passing (a test, examination, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); (giving something a) pass; skipping (one's turn)
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
inspection; reading; perusal; browsing (the web)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
prototype; model; pattern; archetypal