maintaining the status quo
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
violent emotion; passion; fury
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
how many years; how long; what year
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
tranquillity and peace; tranquility and peace; peaceful and uneventful
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to do for (the sake of someone else)
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
solitude; loneliness; isolation
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
together; at the same time; same; identical
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
to watch over; to watch attentively
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
decision; determination; resolution
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
expertise; experience; knowledge
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
index finger; forefinger; second toe
single word; a few words; brief comment