stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)
to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside; to set aside; to keep apart; to remove (someone) from the group; to shun
U-turn; returning home (after a vacation); moving back to one's (rural) hometown (after having lived in a big city)
opening fully; full throttle; full power
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
to kill one's enemy (opponent)
to make progress; to develop; to evolve (method, style, etc.)
to become clear; to be made public
cool breeze; cool air; refreshing coolness
mysterious bird; strange bird; eerie bird; monster that has taken the form of a bird
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
to swoop down; to glide down; to fly down; to land gently (on); to alight (on)
swing and a miss; (punching and) failing to make contact; (ending in) failure; fruitless effort
impact (of a projectile); landing (of a bullet); striking
bursting and scattering; popping and being dispersed
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
indecisively; hesitantly; irresolutely; wishy-washily
small insect; midge; vermicule
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
(depending on) how; (depending on) what; nature (of); what is ...?; how is ...?; what will be ...?
hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
foil; (gold, etc.) leaf; prestige
meaning; called; named; that says; that
palm tree (any tree of family Arecaceae)
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
to conceal one's true nature or feelings; to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
support; backing; patronage
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
way to go!; attaboy!; hear, hear!
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
letting (someone) die without helping
calling (someone a thief, coward, etc.); branding (as); denouncing
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English
independently; individually; separately; alone; singlehanded; unassisted
impossibly hard video game
shadow (e.g. on someone's happiness); cloud; shade; gloom
ahead; forward; (in) front; having a square front
(arch.) beast (esp. one used for its meat, such as a boar or a deer); hunting (of animals such as boar, deer, etc.)