suspicious-looking; fishy
more than usual; especially; particularly
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
to be able to eat; to be able to swallow
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
expression; look; countenance; face
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
to try all possible means
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
complete change; about-face
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to quit; to resign; to decline; to turn down
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
load; heavy burden; encumbrance; heavy freight; heavy responsibility
happy family get-together
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
tranquillity and peace; tranquility and peace; peaceful and uneventful
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
to ask for too much; to expect too much
news programme; news program
mixture of wheat and chaff; mixture of the good and bad; jumble of wheat and tares
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
contrived; false-sounding
selection; making a choice; sifting; decision to adopt or reject
spare time; free time; leisure time
intelligence gathering; information gathering
standard; set; routine; decided
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
waste of time; killing time