maintenance; preservation; improvement
hallway slippers; indoor shoes
socks; sock; stockings; stocking
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
storehouse; warehouse; godown
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
sanity; consciousness; soberness
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
to fall down (e.g. off a chair); to slip down (e.g. one's eyeglasses); to make a fool of oneself; to whoop it up; to be on the spree
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
whichever one chooses; either way
keeping an alternative up one's sleeve; two-stage preparation
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
drastic treatment; rough-and-ready treatment; drastic remedy; drastic measures; drastic steps
to finish reading; to read through
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK
offense and defense; offence and defence; batting and fielding
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
right under; directly below
to go past; to pass; to pass by
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
double clutch (technique); dual-clutch (transmission)
to fall on one's backside
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
stealthily; secretly; in secret