measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
strategy meeting; council of war
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
of no interest; not interested
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to lure out of; to decoy out of; to drive to (tears, sleep, etc.); to evoke (sympathy, etc.); (arch.) to abduct; (arch.) to entice out of
baron; Irish cobbler (variety of potato)
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to perform the last rites over the deceased; to give someone their final notice (e.g. when firing them); to give someone the final word
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
cannot be compared with; no match for
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
to be exhausted; to be tired out
forced laugh; forced smile
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
near; close; beside; third person