to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint
to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
to forget oneself; to lose control of oneself
complete change; about-face
reckless; daredevil; frantic; foolhardy
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
increasing the number of staff; hiring more people
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
feeling chilly; nervous; anxious; frightened
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
good performance; good work; great success
gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
opposite side; opposition
love of; affection for; enthusiast for; being attractive to; being liked by
bow-wow; woof; wah-wah; bawling; clamouring; clamoring
mental; spiritual; emotional
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
appreciation; thanks; gratitude
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
effect; virtue; efficacy; impression
close to the wall; alongside the wall
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
to break the silence; to break one's silence
knowing only too well; being fully aware of
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted