to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
lord of a manor; estate steward
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
to stiffen; to become stiff
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
rustling; refreshing; clearly
keyboard (piano, computer, etc.)
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
in front of your nose; right next to you; tip of one's nose
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
omitting (reluctantly); leaving out; dropping; giving up (reluctantly); parting with; sharing
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
balloon (esp. small, toy variety); airship; blimp
towering; astonishingly high
to be hot on a person's heels
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
living room (Western style); sitting room
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
to face on; to look out on to
air conditioning; air cooling
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
sunny spot; exposure to the sun
in its entirety; whole; wholly
when it becomes; when it comes to
draft; draught; cold air entering through the crack of a door or window; cooling off of a relationship; draft of cold air between two persons
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
sunlight; rays of the Sun