dealing appropriately (with a situation); taking proper measures; handling (an issue) carefully; making the best of (a bad bargain)
(balance) scales; shoulder carrying pole; steelyard
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
scattering (e.g. dust in the wind, enemies before an assault); dispersal; flying off (in all directions); flying apart
generosity; magnanimity; tolerance; length and capacity; measures
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
clearing one's throat; cough
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
to smile (at); to grin (at)
anger; rage; resentment; indignation; exasperation
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
supply; provision; raising; procurement
to rekindle one's love; to fall in love again (with a person one has previously been in love with)
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
bargaining point; terms of exchange; conditions for meeting a demand
prohibition; inhibition; ban
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
grumbling; muttering; nonsense
manual labor; manual labour; manual procedures
to discuss; to talk together
to put on (of clothing); (lit.) to put (arms) through sleeves
to forget to say; to forget to mention
excessive self-consciousness; excessively self-conscious person
way of asking; way of listening; listener
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
have a good day; take care; see you
to strike a chord; to tug at one's heartstrings; to resonate
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately