posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
hostility; animosity; enmity
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
to be conspicuous; to stand out
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
set meal; special (of the day)
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to complete decisively; to do to completion
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to rock; to shake; to swing
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
hesitantly; timidly; diffidently
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
little finger; pinky; little toe
to find fault with; to question
strict prohibition; ban; interdiction
one's best interests; one's own good
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate