wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
dull sound; muffled sound
my husband; one's family; family member
decipherment; interpretation; making out; identification
to move off (into the distance); to become distant; to recede; to drift away (from a person, activity, etc.); to distance oneself (from); to become less frequent (e.g. of visits)
back of one's eyes (in which an image or landscape has been metaphorically etched)
key to understanding; point (e.g. of an argument)
whether one likes it or not; inevitably; unavoidably; compulsorily; by force
to float; to save (on one's expenses); to scrimp; to half-rise, e.g. to one's feet
to lend an ear to; to listen to
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
emergency; accident; worst case; unexpected occurrence
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
barely; just; narrowly; with difficulty
to quit (a shady business); to wash one's hands of; to cut one's ties with; to wash one's feet
nod; inclination of the head
sympathy; consideration; (arch.) service; (arch.) labor; (arch.) illness; (arch.) disease
to be able to eat; to be able to swallow
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble
my goodness!; good lord!; holy cow!
to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes
to pluck; to pick; to nip off
one's eyes; (pair of) eyes
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. of a joke)
pillar of fire; blazing column
to bend forward; to stoop; to bow
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
feminine handwriting; woman's hand
with a snap; with a bang; with a plonk; suddenly; all of a sudden
foresight; foreknowledge; divination
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
looking or acting as if one owned the place
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
cluster of trees; grove; thicket