to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
to look coldly at; to turn a cold shoulder
side table; bedside table
opening (a letter, parcel, etc.); breaking the seal; unboxing (a product); unsealed mail
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
only; merely; but; no more than
to be softened; to calm down
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
some people; a few people; several people
general mobilization; general mobilisation
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
Anatidae (duck family of birds)
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
one's own house; own; personal; autologous
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); thinking ill of a person based on a misunderstanding; unjustified resentment caused by a misunderstanding; responding to kindness with resentment
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
consists of; comprises; is made up of
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
agitation; stirring; whipping; beating
turbidity; cloudiness (of a liquid); opacity; disorder; chaos
(state of) house arrest; (state of) confinement