still; as yet; as it has been
grand; heroic; sublime; fierce
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
matter of time; question of time
a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; (lit.) (pouring) water on a hot stone
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
sour (expression); (lit.) as if having swallowed a bitter bug
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
measured amount (esp. of medicine); dosing; manner of seasoning; making adjustments based on experience; doing something by feel
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
trusting too much; overestimating ability
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
to be surprised; to be astonished
all present; all concerned; all of us
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
noninclusion in a team; not being chosen to play
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
to shout (in anger); to yell
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to grab (someone) by the collar; to size (someone) by the lapels
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)