(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
to come and go; to go back and forth
expectation; assume will happen; forecast
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
appetizer; starter; hors d'oeuvre
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
in the face of; in defiance of
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around
agency; commission; reception (of guests); conveyance (of messages)
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; lazily
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
job; work; duties; trade; skill
dismissal (from a post); discharge; removal
right (to do something); authority; power
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
authority to dismiss someone (from a position)
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
non-confidence; lack of confidence
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
bolt from the blue; great surprise
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
stepping back; drawing back
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
to leap out (e.g. onto the stage); to spring out; to jump (e.g. into first place); to shoot (e.g. to the top); to come to the forefront
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault