to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
if you think about it; come to think of it
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
to square one's shoulders
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
silence; keeping silent; giving no notice; giving no warning; wordless pantomime performed in the dark (in kabuki)
impeachment; denunciation; accusation; censure
having no memory of (having done something); having nothing to do with; having no knowledge of; knowing nothing about
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
one more time; once more; once again
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
popular name; common name; given name
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
to thrust down; to push off
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
to look on enviously while doing nothing; (lit.) to hold a finger in one's mouth