the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
drastic treatment; rough-and-ready treatment; drastic remedy; drastic measures; drastic steps
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front)
to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
while; during (the time when)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to be worried; to be troubled
in comparison to; rather than
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
meaning; significance; sense
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
to keep away; to keep at a distance
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
how long; how much; to what extent
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
self-conceit; self-satisfaction; self-righteousness; self-importance; complacency
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
at least; at most; (even) just
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more