clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
to break up (e.g. a meeting); to call it a night
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
postwar period; period after Second World War
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
to help out of (trouble); to extricate
to be willing to do anything (any trick) to achieve one's end
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)
hostility; animosity; enmity
safety; welfare; well-being
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
negative emotions; negative feelings
embrace; hug; holding in one's arms
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years
antiquity; the previous era
truancy; school non-attendance
one's whole heart; everything one feels
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
to live; to make a living; to get on with
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
essence; true nature; substance; reality
to comfort; to console; to amuse
perquisite; perk; side benefit; emoluments
act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
already completed (arrived, happened, etc.)
to return a favor (favour); to repay