expansion; swelling; increase; growth
instability; insecurity; crankiness
by sheer strength; by brute force
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
opportunity; chance; good time (to do); trend; tendency; momentum
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
mobilization; going into action; being dispatched; being sent out; being called in; turning out
to grow; to cultivate; to let grow (e.g. weeds)
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
to spare; to grudge; to regret; to lament; to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
to bend; to warp; to lose heart
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
to hold a grudge; to hold something against someone
trivial; trifling; slight; insignificant
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
dividing for administrative purposes; partition; division
running as fast as one can
transcendence; excellence; superiority; super; extremely; awfully
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
as if nothing had happened
to go (come) inside; to step into; to enter
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
watch; guard; lookout; surveillance; watchman; sentinel
hastily constructed; hastily built; made in a hurry; jerry-built; makeshift
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing
defense; defence; defensive preparations
expert; professional; master; woman in the nightlife business; demimondaine; geisha and prostitutes
humming a tune (while doing something else)