to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
to differ; to vary; to disagree
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
in plain words; in plain terms; put simply
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
discovery; detection; finding
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
comfort; consolation; diversion
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
courteous; decorous; polite
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to cut corners; to be shoddy
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
hand used like a sword in striking
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
step; stride; counter for steps
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
considerable; formidable; tremendous; really something else; exceptional; impressive
principle; theory; fundamental truth
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
image; figure; figure; form; image
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into