to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
person living with a family; lodger; housemate; flatmate; roommate
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
don't worry; there's no need to worry
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
unsurpassable; peerless; having no equal; outclassing (others)
such; like that; that sort of; very
coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
in comparison to; rather than
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
to come off; to slip down; to slip off
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to strip a person of all his or her clothes; to leave someone with nothing; to leave someone penniless; to steal someone blind
difference in temperature; difference in degrees of enthusiasm, interest, commitment, etc.
leaving work; clocking out
you could say; you might say; verging on the
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
laconic; of few words; reticent; quiet
to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)
fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds); fair weather; clear weather; clear sky; fair skies
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
open; frank; liberal; open-minded
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
utmost limit; extremity; result