deep, threatening voice; menacing tone
completion; perfection; accomplishment
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
to exercise one's authority (over); to influence; to glare (at); to scowl; to glower
to wrinkle up (e.g. one's eyebrows, nose, etc.); to furrow; to crimple
hey; yo; hi; yessir; understood
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
without looking aside; looking neither right nor left; wholeheartedly; single-mindedly
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
unskillful; childish; immature; naive; artless; clumsy
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
putting in an appearance; visiting; coming to the surface; appearing; showing one's face (on TV, social media, etc.); face reveal
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
scabbard; sheath; cap (on a brush, pen, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
to put (into); to put away (in); to pay (fees, taxes, etc.); to deliver; to accept (a gift or money); to keep (within a limit); to offer (to a shrine, deity, etc.)
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
self-service drink area in a restaurant (incl. soft drinks, coffee, tea, etc.)
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
reception (desk); information desk; receptionist; receipt; acceptance
exact calculation; squaring of accounts; adjustment
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
common use; communal use; sharing
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour