to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
mechanism; mechanical parts; jack-in-the-box
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
pride of place; most prominent; top-ranking
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
to say; to be pleased to say
failure; mistake; blunder
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
belief; faith; conviction
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
chop (pro wrestling move); knifehand strike; chop (pork, lamb, etc.); chop (tennis); chop stroke
to dart one's eyes about; to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered
in comparison to; rather than
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
index finger; forefinger; second toe
to talk; to chat; to chatter
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)
resolute; determined; bold
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely