to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
this occasion; at this time; now
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
proper; right; reasonable
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
confidentially; privately; off the record
to abolish; to abandon; to repeal; to dethrone; to depose
descent; fall; drop; passing down (of an order, decree, etc.)
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
everybody; every last one of them; all
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
to give birth to; to drop (a calf, foal, etc.); to lay (an egg)
play; sport; romp; frolic; joke; prank
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
agonizing cries; pandemonium; two of Buddhism's hells
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
to adjoin each other; to sit side by side
very careful; thoroughly prepared
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
to be opposite; to face each other
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
to fetter; to shackle; to bind
tragic but brave; heroic; grim; pathetic
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
one cause; one reason; one factor