painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to refuse; to decline; to deny
election; selection; choice
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
occurrence; happening; incident; event
settlement (of a matter); sorting out; winding up (affairs); cleaning up afterwards; tidying up (when finished)
care (e.g. medical); attention; nursing; kea (Nestor notabilis)
recovering of trust; winning back of trust
person concerned; interested party; related party
following the lead (of); playing second fiddle (to); follower
reservation; putting on hold; deferment; withholding
conditional; qualified; with conditions attached
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
close to the wall; alongside the wall
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
to need; to call for; to require
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
handstand; headstand; being upside down; being in reverse
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
feeling good; feeling pleasant
to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
to vomit; to spit out; to breathe out (e.g. air); to exhale; to spend (e.g. saved money); to cough up
returning tit for tat; retaliating
proficient; skilled; skillful; enjoying to the full; full satisfaction; being satiated (with)
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
effort; initiative; dealing with; bout (in sports, etc.); match
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
cold; frigid; dignified; distinguished; (of an atmosphere) tense; nerve-racking
carrying voice; well-projected voice