to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
while being out of the office or away from home
flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)
standing close together in a disorderly way (of buildings, etc.); standing side by side; standing (for election) in (excessively) large numbers; (too many candidates) competing with each other
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; sudden; abrupt
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; contraction; atrophy
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
laughingstock; butt of ridicule
to move forward; to move on
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
because of; owing to; due to
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to know (someone); to think; to believe
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
nice to see you; good morning; good evening; adieu; farewell; bon voyage
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)