possible; likely; probable
to complain; to lodge a complaint
unexpectedly; surprisingly
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
knowing only too well; being fully aware of
to raise one's voice; to shout
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
filling a vacancy; supplementation; substitute; deputy; alternate
compatibility; coexistence; standing together
reciting (to oneself); repeating (e.g. an order, to confirm one heard it correctly)
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
reserved; introverted; reticent; shy; withdrawn
dark-natured; gloomy; dour; moody; insular; glum
the more one looks (at it) the more...
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
to emphasize; to attach importance to
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
sting (of a bee, etc.); stinger; needle covered with poison
sign (of things to come); good omen; good sign
eye measurement; measure with eye
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
solution; solution strategy
with a start; with a jump
Combat (French Resistance)
optimization; optimisation