superficial; half-hearted; shallow
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
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
family; members of a family
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
whichever one chooses; either way
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
conference room; council room
to gather; to collect; to assemble
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
convening; calling together (e.g. parliament); call-up (for military service)
to be on track; to be going to plan; to enter orbit
going straight to the point; cutting it short; as it turns out
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
condensation; formation of dew
mechanism; organization; organisation
to discharge (e.g. effluent)
tendency; trend; inclination
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up