restoration; repair; mending
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
dejected; dispirited; crestfallen; discouraged
bound hand and foot; hedged in (e.g. by restrictions); immobile
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
hostile; adversarial; antagonistic
speech and conduct; words and deeds
headquarters; head office; main office
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
to stop walking; to pause
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
dated (e.g. a letter); date of effect (e.g. a rule change)
moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to talk; to chat; to chatter
button (clothing); push-button
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
to devour; to bite to death
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
should not be; must not be
softly; mildly; gently; politely
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front)
Catholic priest; abbe; reverend father; minister; padre
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr