stealthily; secretly; in secret
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
large and rough; big and tough; unrefined; rustic; extreme; excessive
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
long sentence; long piece of writing (e.g. passage, letter, article, telegram)
person with a lot of free time on their hands; person of leisure; idler; loafer
subject; title; subject (of an email); subject line
to apologize; to apologise
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
examination; consideration; test; quiz
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
to make a speech; to address
war situation; progress of a battle
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
worldly-minded person; materialist; uncultured person; philistine; vulgar person; snob
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
having one misfortune after another; insult to injury
mission; delegation; transmission
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear