suitable person; well-qualified person; responsible party; responsible person
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
agglutination; adhesion; deadlock; stalemate; standstill
cold reception; inhospitality
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
counter for choices, options, etc.
do-or-die game; crucial contest
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
to shave off; to scrape off
staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
to be taken for granted; to be generally accepted; to be the established wisdom; to be the (social) convention; to be the customary thing to do
guidance; leadership; leading the way
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
line of spears held at the ready
to damage; to do harm; to disadvantage
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
adaptation; accommodation; conformity
to give a command (e.g. in a loud voice); to give an order
correction; revision; compensation (e.g. to a pendulum)
temperature; body temperature (human, animal)
chasing too far; pursuing relentlessly
accuracy of fire (gun, missile, etc.)
(plain) hot water; boiled water
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
body guard; military escort
watchtower; watch tower; lookout tower
gambling; competition; game (of chance)
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
brightness of snow; reflected light of snow; (by) snow light
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
snow surface; surface of snow
incredible; extraordinary; exceptional; phenomenal