bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
flawless; absolute perfection
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
to attempt; to test; to try out
surely; upon my word; by Jove; (with neg) by no means; never
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
newcomer; initiate; rookie
full portrait; whole aspect; full story
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
sanity; consciousness; soberness
not a moment to waste; there is no time to lose; cannot wait any longer
saliva held in one's mouth during times of tension
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
kitchen; financial situation
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
entry (into a library, museum, etc.); entering
as likely as not; 50-50; even match; tie
to provide against contingencies; to prepare for the worst
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
with a click (door sound); with tenseness or firmness
to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
closing time; lockup; curfew
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (e.g. economy); losing momentum
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
to be needed; to be wanted