since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
way of talking; speaking style
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
substantiation; materialization; materialisation; (specific to object language classes) instantiation
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
silence (not speaking); muteness
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to grumble; to be unsettled; to grizzle
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
accurate; correct; precise; exact
pronunciation; production of sound
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusingly similar; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously