timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear)
opposite; reverse; contrary
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
zip fastener; zipper; zip; chuck (device for holding a workpiece in a lathe or a tool in a drill)
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
right in front; just opposite; under the nose
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
thunderous roar; roaring sound
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
correction; rectification; mending; repair
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
to push in; to force into; to break in (e.g. into a house); to intrude
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
newspaper story (article, account)
clipping (of newspaper article, etc.); cutting; scrap (for a scrapbook); cut-out (picture, coloured paper, etc.)
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
blank space; margin; blank canvas
inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing
thereupon; shortly thereafter
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team