mischievous boy; troublemaker; pesky kids
script (for a TV show, film, etc.); script (printed type imitating handwriting); script
to be transparent; to leave a gap
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
office kitchenette; room with facilities for boiling water
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
thick voice; husky voice; guttural voice; voice with a thick accent
sensitivity (e.g. of a measuring instrument); reception (radio, TV, etc.); sensitivity (of film)
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
sense of touch; sense of being touched; tactile sense
to feel nauseated; to feel sick
to knock down; to knock out
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
the matter you have been talking about
correction; rectification; mending; repair
on the desk; theoretical; academic; armchair (e.g. plan)
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
long; drawn-out; very long
to grant someone's request
mistaken arrest; arrest based on misidentification
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
to get tired out; to be exhausted
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
disinheritance; disowning
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
financial power; financial means; wealth
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)
log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis)
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite
windless; calm; quiet (state of affairs); peaceful; stable
blowing repeatedly (e.g. to cool something down); huffing and puffing; puffing and panting; struggling (with work, studies, etc.); having difficulty
to swell; to become swollen; to become puffy (e.g. face from lack of sleep); to become bloated (esp. from fluid retention)