personal; individual; private
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
tide; current; tendency; trend
to reap completely; to trim up (the hair); to dress up
hairline at nape of neck; nape of neck
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
anything and everything; just about everything
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
danger; peril; hazard; risk
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor)
around the clock; day and night
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
stepping back; drawing back
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to show up; to appear; to turn up
to triumph; to be elated with success
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
to drop to one's knees; to sink to one's knees
upper half of the body; upper body