loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
metre (of a poem); meter; rhythm; prosody
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
crotch; thigh; groin; crutch
movement (of the body); action; bearing; carriage; operation (of a machine, software, etc.); running
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
looking up and down, from heaven to earth (having nothing to be ashamed of); swearing by Heaven and Earth (having done nothing to be ashamed of)
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
just to make sure; just to be sure; for confirmation; just in case; for caution's sake; by way of precaution
self restraint; moderating one's own behavior; confinement (esp. to one's home); house arrest; suspension (from work or school)
4th day of the month; four days
8th day of the month; eight days
(not) even a little bit; (not) in the slightest; (not) one bit
standing at attention; standing stiffly upright
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
to get carried away; to become over-excited; to push one's luck; to push a good thing too far
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as ...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
sly; cunning; sneaky; miserly; mean; stingy
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
to shoot dead; to kill (with a shot)
otherwise; or else; if not
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
impudent; brazen; shameless; bold
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
biting louse (any louse of order Mallophaga); small winged insect (esp. a flying ant or termite)
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
to be contrary to one's expectations
to expect; to look for; to look forward to; to anticipate; to wait for
after that; afterwards; thereafter
for example; for instance; e.g.
complete collection; large collection; complete works