to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
period of time; time slot; time zone
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
Sirius (star in the constellation Canis Major); Alpha Canis Majoris; the Dog Star
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
suspension (from work or school)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to have a talk; to tell a story
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
instability; insecurity; crankiness
to shake; to sway; to waver
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
still (continuing); as ever; further
silence (not speaking); muteness
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
difference; variation; difference
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
blood (in one's face, cheeks, etc.); colour; color; hot-bloodedness; hotheadedness; impulsive temperament
to be too numerous; to be too much
while; even though; despite
plunking (down something heavy); flumping (into a chair)
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being