to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
as much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
gradually; slowly but steadily
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to apologize; to apologise
blasphemy; curse; profanity; sacrilege; desecration
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
regret; repentance; remorse
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
it is I who should say so
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
in the morning; during the morning
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton