to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to take (a person) unawares; to make a surprise attack
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
to fly; to race away; to vanish; to disappear; to rush over; to hurry over
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to apologize; to apologise
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
metallic sound; metallic clank
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.); to calm down; to be at peace; to be governed well; to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.); to be alleviated
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to call a person's attention (to)
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
not caring; not giving a damn
moderate faction; moderates
apathy; lassitude; lethargy; languor
to be perturbed; to be agitated
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
had better ...; had better not ...