to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
curiously; curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
special training; intensive training; crash course
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
highest rank; highest position; high-end; highest-order; most-significant (e.g. bit)
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to put one's hand on; to touch
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
entrusting (everything to); leaving (a matter) entirely with
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
to draw a line (between); to make a distinction (between); to distinguish (between)
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
the aforementioned; the said; (man, incident, etc.) in question; the usual
desertion in the face of the enemy; deserting under enemy fire
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
such; like that; that sort of; very
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street