to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
war; fighting; fierce competition
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
considerably; greatly; a lot
old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
hey there; I say; see here
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
to keep (a person) waiting
history; pedigree; lineage
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
world; society; people; the public
to be embarrassed; to lose face
study; diligence; discount; reduction
for the time being; at present; (arch.) hindrance
to become possible; to become able to (do)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
memory; ability to remember
number of characters; number of letters; word count
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
application; entry; request; subscription; offer; proposal
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
future (usually near); prospects
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
burr (e.g. chestnut); bur; cupule; case
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
to banter; to make fun of; to cool; to refrigerate; to window-shop; to look at without buying
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback